Elbow Lake is a city and county seat of Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2020 census.

History

thumb|[[Grant County Courthouse (Minnesota)|Grant County Courthouse]]

Elbow Lake was platted in 1886. The city took its name from nearby Elbow Lake.

U.S. Highway 59 and Minnesota State Highways 55 and 79 are four of the main routes in the city. Elbow Lake is 12 miles west of Interstate Highway 94.

Elbow Lake is in telephone area code 218.

Demographics