Elgin Township is a township in Wabasha County, Minnesota, home to about 724 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55932 and 55964.
Homes sold for a median of $146 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population72421 per sq mi
Median home value$362,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$146Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elgin Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Elgin Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)71 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rochester International Airport (RST)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN70 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL279 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Elgin Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Elgin Township
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 1st DistrictBrad Finstad (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Elgin Township had 676 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 793rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Wabasha County grew from 18,924 residents in 1900 to 21,387 in 2020.
Wabasha County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 35.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Theilman 1ssw, MN weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Wabasha County
5,125 jobs at 556 businesses in Wabasha County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
21 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elgin Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Olmsted Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rochester13.7 miles
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Rochester15.3 miles
St. Elizabeth Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wabasha18.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
6
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Chiropractors
7
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Elgin Township
Parks (8 nearby)
Carley State Park · 198 acres3.2 mi
Eckstein Park · 24 acres3.3 mi
Hillcrest Park (undeveloped) · 5 acres3.0 mi
Eastwood Park · 5 acres3.7 mi
Great River Ridge Trailhead · 3 acres2.9 mi
Wedgewood Park · 2 acres3.0 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Plainview Public Library3.1 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Plainview Area History Center3.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Plainview-Elgin-Millville. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3Plainview
Pre-K–3
441
Public
2.8 mi
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-6Elgin
4–6
315
Public
2.0 mi
Plainview-Elgin-Millville JuniorElgin
7–8
235
Public
1.7 mi
Plainview-Elgin-Millville HighPlainview
9–12
414
Public
2.9 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Immanuel Lutheran SchoolPlainview
Pre-K–8
60
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
3.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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