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Elgin Area School District U46 is Elgin-based, and serves most of Elgin. U-46 is the second largest school district in Illinois , serves an area of 90 square miles (230 km 2 ) in Cook , DuPage and Kane Counties.
Elgin (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / EL-ghin) is a city in Bastrop County in the U.S. state of Texas.The population was 9,784 at the 2020 census. [5]In 1995, the Texas Legislature proclaimed Elgin the "Sausage Capital of Texas".
The 9th century Pictish Elgin Pillar, found in the churchyard of St Giles' Church in 1823. The discovery of the Elgin Pillar, a 9th-century class II Pictish stone, under the High Street in 1823 suggests there may have been an Early Christian presence in the area of the later market, but there is no further evidence of activity before Elgin was created a Royal Burgh in the 12th century. [7]
The Elgin National Watch Company, commonly known as Elgin Watch Company, was a major US watch maker from 1864 to 1968. The company sold watches under the names Elgin, Lord Elgin, and Lady Elgin. For nearly 100 years, the company's manufacturing complex in Elgin, Illinois, was the world's largest site dedicated to watchmaking. [1]
Elgin Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. It is divided by the Fox River . As of the 2010 census, its population was 100,922 and it contained 35,690 housing units.
Elgin Community College (ECC) is a public community college in Elgin, Illinois. It was founded in 1949 as part of Elgin Area School District U46 . Community College District 509 was formed 17 years later in 1966, a year after Illinois legislators created the Illinois Community College System .
Elgin High School, or EHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elgin, Illinois, an American city 40 mi. (63.5 km) northwest of Chicago. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46 , which also includes Bartlett High School , Larkin High School , South Elgin High School , and Streamwood High School .
The Elgin Transportation Center is the main local bus station in Elgin, Illinois, serving as the central hub for the Pace bus system in the Elgin area. The station is located next to the Elgin Metra terminal on the west bank of the Fox River .