Elgin
Appearance
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Elgin may refer to:
Places
[edit]Canada
[edit]- Elgin County, Ontario
- Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Ontario
- Elgin, a village in Rideau Lakes, Ontario
- Elgin, Manitoba
- Elgin Parish, New Brunswick
- Elgin, New Brunswick, a community in Elgin Parish
- Elgin, Nova Scotia
- Elgin, Quebec
United States
[edit]- Elgin, Alabama
- Elgin, Arizona
- Elgin, Illinois
- Elgin, Iowa
- Elgin, Kansas
- Elgin, Minnesota
- Elgin (Natchez, Mississippi), listed on the NRHP in Mississippi
- Elgin, Missouri
- Elgin, Nebraska
- Elgin, Nevada
- Elgin (Warrenton, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in North Carolina
- Elgin, North Dakota
- Elgin, Ohio
- Elgin, Oklahoma
- Elgin, Oregon
- Elgin, Pennsylvania
- Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina
- Elgin, Lancaster County, South Carolina
- Elgin, Tennessee
- Elgin, Texas
- Elgin, Utah
- Elgin Township (disambiguation)
Elsewhere
[edit]- Elgin, Western Australia, a locality in the Shire of Capel
- Elgin, New Zealand, a suburb of Gisborne
- Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa, a large valley famous for deciduous farming
- Elgin, Moray, Scotland, the administrative and commercial centre for Moray
Constituencies and electoral districts
[edit]Canada
[edit]- Elgin (federal electoral district) (1935–1997), a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario
- Elgin (provincial electoral district), a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada, that was merged into the riding of Elgin-Middlesex
United Kingdom
[edit]- Elgin (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
- Elgin Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), a District of Burghs constituency from 1708 to 1918
- Elginshire (UK Parliament constituency), a county constituency from 1708 to 1832
People
[edit]Brands and enterprises
[edit]- Elgin (automobile), manufactured by Elgin Motor Car Corporation (1916–1923) and Elgin Motors, Inc. (1923–1924)
- Elgin, Ladbroke Grove, a public house in Ladbroke Grove, London
- The Elgin, Darjeeling, the summer residence of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, converted to a hotel
- Elgin National Watch Company (1864–1968), an American watch company
- Elgin Theatre (disambiguation)
- Glen Elgin, a single malt whisky from Speyside
- Elgin American Company, first sponsor of the American game show You Bet Your Life
Music
[edit]- Elgin (album), a 2011 album by American R&B singer and songwriter Ginuwine
- The Elgins, a Motown group active from 1962 to 1967
- "The Elgins", an early name used by The Temptations in their pre-David Ruffin era
Schools
[edit]- Elgin Academy, Moray, Elgin, Scotland, a high school
- Elgin Academy (Elgin, Illinois), United States, an independent, coeducational, college-preparatory school
- Elgin High School (disambiguation)
- Elgin Park Secondary School, a high school in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Transportation
[edit]- Elgin Street (disambiguation)
- Elgin Avenue, a street in Maida Vale, London
- Elgin Crescent, a street in Notting Hill, London
- Elgin railway station, Elgin, Moray, Scotland
- Elgin station (Illinois), a train station in Elgin, Illinois, United States
Other uses
[edit]- Earl of Elgin, a title in the Peerage of Scotland
- Elgin Formation, a geologic formation in Minnesota, United States
- Elgin Museum (disambiguation)
- Elgin tablets, a name for a tablet
See also
[edit]- Elgin Marbles, Greek bas-reliefs housed at the British Museum
- Port Elgin, New Brunswick, Canada
- Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada
- Elgin–Franklin fields in the North Sea
- Eglin (disambiguation)
- Elginia, a turtle-like parareptile of the Late Permian period
- Lady Elgin (disambiguation)