Elko New Market, Minnesota

Elko New Market
Elko SpeedWay
Elko SpeedWay
Coordinates: 44°34′00″N 93°20′15″W / 44.56667°N 93.33750°W / 44.56667; -93.33750
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyScott
Founded1856 (NM)
Established1858 (NM)
Merged2006
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government - Executive form
 • MayorJoe Julius [citation needed]
 • City ManagerThomas Terry [citation needed]
Area
 • City3.49 sq mi (9.03 km2)
 • Land3.49 sq mi (9.03 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,129 ft (344 m)
Population
 • City4,846
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
5,024
 • Density1,389.33/sq mi (536.48/km2)
 • Metro
3,690,512
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
55020, 55054
Area code952
FIPS code27-18662
GNIS feature ID2394658[2]
Websiteci.enm.mn.us

Elko New Market is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 2006 through a merging of bordering cities Elko and New Market. The population was 4,846 at the 2020 census.[3]

Served by Interstate 35 and Scott County Road 2, the city contains one public school, and is notable as the location of Elko Speedway. The New Market Hotel and Store is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city contains a marker for the Big Woods of south–central Minnesota.[5]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elko New Market, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Sarah P. Rubinstein (2003). Minnesota History Along the Highways: A Guide to Historic Markers and Sites. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780873514569.