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Elgin is a city in southern Antelope County in northeastern Nebraska, located along Nebraska Highway 14.

Elgin was platted in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point, and the town incorporated in 1889 with a population of 421.

When farmer William Eggleston asked that the new post office be named for himself and was refused, the name Elgin was picked from an Illinois postal directory, after Elgin, Illinois.

Elgin was once known as the "Vetch Capitol of the Nation" for its trade in hairy vetch seed.

The 2020 census counted 717 residents in Elgin, an increase of 8.5 percent from 661 in 2010, when the city had 307 households.

Elgin's population reached 917 in both the 1930 and 1970 censuses, the highest counts in its history.

The city's schools include Elgin High School and two Catholic schools, Pope John High School and St. Boniface Elementary School.

Elgin's weekly newspaper is The Elgin Review, which has chronicled the community since the frontier era of the town.

Elgin is the birthplace of Alan K. Campbell, who chaired the United States Civil Service Commission and became the first director of the federal Office of Personnel Management.

The city covers 0.71 square miles in the Elkhorn River valley country of southern Antelope County.