Map of South Elgin village

South Elgin is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 23,865. In 2007, Money magazine named South Elgin as 82nd of 100 entries in its “America’s Best Places to Live” edition and again in 2011 as 98th of 100 entries.

South Elgin village overview:
Name:	South Elgin village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Kane County
Total Area:	7.26 sq mi (18.81 km²)
Land Area:	7.06 sq mi (18.29 km²)
Water Area:	0.20 sq mi (0.52 km²)
Total Population:	23,865
Population Density:	3,380.31/sq mi (1,305.11/km²)
ZIP code:	60177
FIPS code:	1770720
Website:	www.southelgin.com

Online Interactive Map

South Elgin online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

South Elgin was originally called “Clintonville“, in honor of early settler James Clinton. The name “South Elgin” was adopted in 1907.

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Geography

South Elgin is located in eastern Kane County at 41°59′32″N 88°18′28″W / 41.99222°N 88.30778°W / 41.99222; -88.30778 (41.992283, -88.307858), in the Fox River Valley. It is bordered to the north by the city of Elgin and to the east by the village of Bartlett. South Elgin sits on both sides of the Fox River.

According to the 2010 census, South Elgin has a total area of 7.157 square miles (18.54 km), of which 6.99 square miles (18.10 km) (or 97.67%) is land and 0.167 square miles (0.43 km) (or 2.33%) is water.