Elgin (Elgin)
Elgin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2010 census.
Elgin is located in central Lancaster County at 34.67583°N, -80.72917°W (34.675799, -80.729080), along U.S. Route 521. It is 4 mi southeast of Lancaster, the county seat, and 6 mi northwest of Heath Springs.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.6 km2, of which 0.04 km2, or 0.35%, are water. The community drains west to Turkey Quarter Creek and east to Dry Branch, both of which flow northwesterly to Bear Creek, a tributary of Cane Creek and then the Catawba River.
Elgin is located in central Lancaster County at 34.67583°N, -80.72917°W (34.675799, -80.729080), along U.S. Route 521. It is 4 mi southeast of Lancaster, the county seat, and 6 mi northwest of Heath Springs.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.6 km2, of which 0.04 km2, or 0.35%, are water. The community drains west to Turkey Quarter Creek and east to Dry Branch, both of which flow northwesterly to Bear Creek, a tributary of Cane Creek and then the Catawba River.
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