Elgin is a city in Bastrop County in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 9,784 at the 2020 census. Elgin is also known as the Sausage Capital of Texas and the Brick Capital of the Southwest, due to the presence of three operating brickyards in the mid-20th century.
Elgin City Hall is located in the historic Dr. I. B. Nofsinger House
Downtown Elgin in 1916
The Elgin Commercial Historic District: these buildings along Central Avenue are some of the oldest buildings in the district.
Elgin Post Office
Bastrop County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in Central Texas and its county seat is Bastrop.
The Bastrop County Courthouse in Bastrop is designed in classical revival style. Built in 1883, the Courthouse and Jail Complex were listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1975.
Closeup view of the Bastrop County Courthouse, located across from the Roman Catholic Church in Bastrop
Obelisk commemorating Bastrop County soldiers in the army of the Confederate States of America is located on the courthouse grounds
Veterans Memorial at Bastrop County Courthouse