City profile · Small City
Elgin, Illinois
Verified Oct 19, 2026Who leads Elgin, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- David Kaptain
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 94,487
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 19, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 19, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceelginil.gov/2634/Mayor-and-City-Council ↗
- Official leadership pageelginil.gov/2634/Mayor-and-City-Council ↗
- City websiteelginil.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- David Kaptain CurrentMayor · added Jul 2, 2026 · verified Oct 19, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 94,487
- Median household income
- $85,998
- Median age
- 35.5
- Land area
- 38.17 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,475.4 per sq mi
- County
- Kane County
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$331M
- City hall phone
- (847) 385-4478
- Official website
- elginil.gov ↗
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