Editing Elgin, Arizona

{{Short description|CDP in Santa Cruz County, Arizona}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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|official_name            = Elgin, Arizona
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|image_skyline            = File:Elgin_Arizona_2016.jpg
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|image_caption            = View across Babocomari Creek toward the site of the railroad depot.
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz County]] and the state of [[Arizona]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz]]
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|area_total_km2           = 15.41
|area_total_sq_mi         = 5.95
|area_land_km2            = 15.40
|area_land_sq_mi          = 5.95
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|elevation_ft             = 4728
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 162
|population_density_km2   = 10.52
|population_density_sq_mi = 27.24
|timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]] (no [[Daylight savings time|DST]])
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|postal_code              = 85611
|area_code                = [[Area code 520|520]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 04-22150
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'''Elgin''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz County]], [[Arizona]], United States.  The population was 161 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0422150| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182611/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0422150| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Elgin CDP, Arizona| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 4, 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
Elgin is located along the [[Babocomari River]] at {{Coord|31|37|45|N|110|34|19|W|type:city}} (31.629095, -110.571951).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The Babocomari is known to harbor a unique species of fish, belonging to the family [[Characidae]]. They are incredibly rare and little is known about them. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|15.4|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Elgin has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=132120&cityname=Elgin%2C+Arizona%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Elgin, Arizona]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2020= 162
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 309 people, 123 households, and 86 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|6.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 153 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 92% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2% from two or more races.  14% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 123 households, out of which 29% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29% were non-families. 24% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.0.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27% under the age of 18, 4% from 18 to 24, 25% from 25 to 44, 32% from 45 to 64, and 13% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 116 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $64,167, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $38,500 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,909.  About 10% of families and 13% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21% of those under the age of eighteen and 7% of those 65 or over.

==Film==
''[[Red River (1948 film)|Red River]]'' (1948) - This film, starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift, used Elgin as the site of most of the exterior shots of the cattle drive.

''[[Oklahoma! (1955)|Oklahoma!]]'' (1955) - The train station sequence in this musical film classic, with [[Gene Nelson]] singing and dancing the song "Kansas City" partly atop a moving train, was filmed in Elgin.

''[[3:10 to Yuma (1957 film)|3:10 to Yuma]]'' (1957) - The railroad scenes in this western, with [[Glenn Ford]] and [[Van Heflin]], were filmed in Elgin.

''[[The Sons of Katie Elder]]'' (1965) - In the opening scene of this film, which also starred John Wayne, used the same train station and a few of the same camera angles as the ''Oklahoma'' film.

==Winemaking==
Elgin is the first location in Arizona to engage in commercial scale [[winemaking]]. In the 1970s, Gordon Dutt, Ph.D., a soil scientist from the [[University of Arizona]], was intrigued with the similarity between the soil of the Elgin-[[Sonoita, Arizona|Sonoita]] area and that of [[Burgundy wine|Burgundy]], [[French wine|France]]. In partnership with A. Blake Brophy, he developed an experimental winery that later developed into the Sonoita Vineyards and that encouraged other vineyards in the area. Presently, growers in the area produce Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Mission, and Syrah grapes. In 2009 there were nine vineyards in the region, producing about 50,000 gallons of wine yearly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catchwine.com/explorer/?loc=85611|title = Wineries Near 85611}}</ref>

Elgin hosts several wine festivals throughout the year, most notably the [[St. Martin's Day]] festival and the Fall festival.

The expansion of winemaking in the Elgin-Sonoita area has led to establishment of fine restaurants and [[bed and breakfast]]s and has regenerated the economy of this lightly populated, rural area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.santacruzvalley.com/sonoita_elgin_arizona_wineries.htm|title = お酒の友、オルニチン}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Elgin_Community_Club_In_Elgin_Arizona_2016.jpg|Elgin Community Club building.
File:1915_Schoolhouse_Elgin_Arizona_2016.jpg|The historic 1915 schoolhouse was also used as a [[dance hall]]. 
Catholic_Church_Elgin_Arizona_2016.jpg|The Chapel of Santa Maria Catholic church in Elgin.
File:Section House Elgin Arizona 2016.jpg|Former New Mexico & Arizona Railroad [[Section house (railway)|section house]].
File:Service_Station_Elgin_Arizona_2016.jpg|Historic [[Filling station|service station]] building.
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Santa Cruz County, Arizona}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Santa Cruz County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arizona]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Sonoran Desert]]