Illinois
Kane
Elgin Township

South Elgin

South Elgin is a village in , , . 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.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 21,000 residents
  • Description: village in Kane County, Illinois, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Clintonville”, “South Elgin, IL”, and “South Elgin, Illinois”
  • Postal code: 60177

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fox River Trolley Museum and South Elgin High School.

Museum
The is a railroad museum in South Elgin, Illinois. Incorporated in 1961 as R.E.L.I.C, it opened in 1966 and became the in 1984.

School
, opened August 24, 2005, is a four-year high school located in South Elgin, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the .

Hospital
The is a mental health facility operated by the State of Illinois in . Throughout its history, Elgin's mission has changed. is situated 1½ miles north of South Elgin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elgin and Thornwood.

Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in known for its Victorian architecture and the Symphony Orchestra.

Neighborhood
is a master planned community of single-family homes and townhomes located in South Elgin, at the intersection of Silver Glen and Randall Roads on over 750 acres of land and centered on a $3.8 million clubhouse that is situated on 6 acres of land. is situated 3 miles west of South Elgin.

Village
Photo: Otherbeach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in and , , . The eastern portion, in DuPage County, is in Township, while the western portion, in Kane County, is in St. is situated 3 miles south of South Elgin.

South Elgin

Latitude
41.99419° or 41° 59′ 39″ north
Longitude
-88.2923° or 88° 17′ 32″ west
Population
21,000
Elevation
709 feet (216 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US SE2
Open location code
86HHXPV5+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153690820
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4911893
Wiki­data ID
Q2579218
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“South Elgin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساوث إلغين”
  • Basque: “South Elgin”
  • Catalan: “South Elgin”
  • Cebuano: “South Elgin”
  • Chinese: “South Elgin”
  • Chinese: “南埃爾金 (伊利諾伊州)”
  • Chinese: “南埃爾金”
  • Dutch: “South Elgin”
  • French: “South Elgin”
  • German: “South Elgin”
  • Gilaki: “سأؤث الجین (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “سأؤث الجین”
  • Haitian: “South Elgin, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “South Elgin”
  • Italian: “South Elgin”
  • Ladin: “South Elgin”
  • Mazanderani: “ساوث الگین (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “ساوث الگین”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “South Elgin”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “South Elgin”
  • Norwegian: “South Elgin”
  • Polish: “South Elgin”
  • Portuguese: “South Elgin”
  • Russian: “Саут-Элджин”
  • Serbian: “Саут Елџин”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “South Elgin, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “South Elgin”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سوت الجین، ایلینوی”
  • Spanish: “South Elgin (Illinois)”
  • Spanish: “South Elgin”
  • Swedish: “South Elgin, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “South Elgin”
  • Turkish: “South Elgin, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “South Elgin”
  • Ukrainian: “Саут-Елгін”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Elgin, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Elgin”
  • Vietnamese: “South Elgin, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “South Elgin”
  • Volapük: “South Elgin”
  • Waray (Philippines): “South Elgin, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “South Elgin”
  • Welsh: “South Elgin, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “South Elgin”

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