Elgin, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Huntsville. It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the east of Elgin and has a population of 158,216 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Decatur. It is located about 29 miles [46 km] to the southeast of Elgin and has a population of 53,929 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Athens	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	23,715	25.03% increase
	Florence	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	37,877	4.45% increase
	Haleyville	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	4,047	3.23% decrease
	Hartselle	SE	38 mi [61.2 km]	13,888	15.55% increase
	Madison	E	37 mi [59.5 km]	38,714	32% increase
	Moulton	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	3,267	0.21% increase
	Muscle Shoals	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	13,032	9.29% increase
	Russellville	SW	30 mi [48.28 km]	8,918	0.59% decrease
	Sheffield	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	9,127	5.44% decrease
	Tuscumbia	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	8,308	5.75% increase
	Iuka (MS)	W	45 mi [72.4 km]	2,938	3.96% decrease
	Clifton (TN)	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	2,694	0.19% decrease
	Hohenwald (TN)	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	3,805	1.36% increase
	Lawrenceburg (TN)	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	10,778	0.17% decrease
	Pulaski (TN)	NE	31 mi [49.89 km]	7,847	0.3% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anderson	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	354	---
	Courtland	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	764	0.65% decrease
	Ford City	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Green Hill	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Killen	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,142	2.06% increase
	Leighton	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	830	2.24% decrease
	Lexington	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	843	0.36% increase
	Nitrate City	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	North Courtland	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	798	0.13% decrease
	Rogersville	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,204	0.42% increase
	Saint Florian	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	474	41.49% increase
	Town Creek	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,209	0.58% decrease
	Wheeler Dam Village	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Rascal Town (TN)	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Saint Joseph (TN)	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	856	3.26% increase

Lauderdale County

Elgin is located in Lauderdale County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lauderdale: Limestone, Lawrence, Colbert, Tishomingo (MS), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN), Wayne (TN) and Giles (TN).

While not sharing a border with Lauderdale, the counties of Franklin and Morgan are close to Elgin.

Below are counties that are near Elgin (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Elgin:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Elgin
	Colbert County	S	Fosters Mill	5 miles [8 km]
	Franklin County	SW	Bethsaida	22 miles [35 km]
	Lawrence County	S	Wheeler Dam Village	3 miles [4 km]
	Limestone County	NE	Cherry Grove	11 miles [17 km]
	Madison County	E	Ardmore	32 miles [51 km]
	Morgan County	SE	Trinity	24 miles [38 km]
	Winston County	S	Grayson	39 miles [62 km]
	Giles County (TN)	NE	Peach (TN)	16 miles [25 km]
	Lawrence County (TN)	N	Peppertown (TN)	10 miles [16 km]
	Lincoln County (TN)	E	Cash Point (TN)	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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