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The city is known for its Victorian era landmarks, many dating back to the period when it was a center of dairy commerce. Today, Elgin is a diverse and rapidly growing community that represents in some ways a microcosm of the United States. For that reason it was profiled in a 1997 issue of Money Magazine. Elgin is home to the Elgin Symphony Orchestra , the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Elgin Choral Union . The local library is named for Gail Borden who once owned a condensed milk factory here. The Elgin Watch Company, ( The National Watch Co) which produced Elgin watches , was also located here. Elgin is home to the Elgin Academy, the oldest coeducational, non-sectarian college preparatory school west of the Allegheny Mountains as well as Elgin High School , which boasts five navy admirals, a Nobel prize-winning chemist ( Paul Flory) and a chief executive of General Motors among its alumni. Residents relax at the extensive Lords Park of 112 acres (453,000 m²) and Wing Park of 121 acres (490,000 m²). A bike trail runs for miles along the Fox River. Elgin is the sister city of Vientiane, the capital of Laos.
Elgin is located at 42°2'22" North, 88°17'19" West (42.039426, -88.288627) 1The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page..
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 65.8 km² (25.4 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 64.7 km² (25.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.54% water.
In 1936, a commemorativeCommemorative coinage of the United States consists of coins that have been minted to commemorate a particular event, person or organization. Many consider the 1848 2 1/2 dollar gold piece counterstamped "CAL" to be the first US commemorative coin, as it half dollar was issued by the United States MintThe United States Mint is responsible for producing and circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce. The US Mint was created by Congress with the Coinage Act on April 2, 1792, within the Department of State, located in Phil commemorating the centennial of Elgin, Illinois. The obverse features the head of a male pioneer with the dates 1673 * 1936, while the reverse features a pioneer family. During this period, many commemorative coins were issued that could arguably be called government porkPork barrel (or pork barrel politics is a derogatory term used to describe government spending that is intended to enrich constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes. Typically. This is one of the coins that could be argued to be in that group.