Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina

Elgin, Kershaw County,
South Carolina
Official seal of Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Nickname: 
Home of the Catfish Stomp
Motto: 
"Small Town with a Big Heart"
Elgin is located in South Carolina
Elgin
Elgin
Elgin is located in the United States
Elgin
Elgin
Coordinates: 34°10′11″N 80°47′30″W / 34.16972°N 80.79167°W / 34.16972; -80.79167
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyKershaw
Area
 • Total1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2)
 • Land1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
400 ft (100 m)
Population
 • Total1,634
 • Density1,510.17/sq mi (582.86/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29045
FIPS code45-23245
GNIS feature ID2406432
Websitetownofelginsc.com

Elgin is an incorporated town in Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. Some portions of the town are in adjacent Richland County, South Carolina. It is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast of the center of Columbia, the state's capital, and is the center of one of the ten townships that make up Kershaw County.[3] As of the 2010 census, the town's population was 1,311,[4] and in 2018 the estimated population was 1,579.[5] It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Joan A. Inabinet & L. Glen Inabinet (2011). A History of Kershaw County South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Elgin town, South Carolina". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved February 2, 2020.