Elkville is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 838 at the 2020 census.
History
The village was named for the elk which frequented mineral licks near the original town site. Harmon P. Burroughs (1846–1907), farmer and Illinois state representative, lived in Elkville.
Geography
Elkville is located in northeastern Jackson County. U.S. Route 51 runs through the center of the village, leading north to Du Quoin and south the same distance to De Soto. Carbondale is south of Elkville via US-51.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Elkville has a total area of , of which (or 99.35%) is land and (or 0.65%) is water.
Demographics
Up until the 1920 census, the village of Dowell was included in the Elkville tally.