Elton is a town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,261 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Jennings, Louisiana Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History
The wife of pioneer settler J. M. Henderson is said to have chosen the name Elton for her home town from a book in which she read of an English town named Elton. That was probably the town on the northwest coast of England in Durham County near Middlesbrough. Elton was incorporated as a village in 1911.

Geography
Elton is located at (30.480934, -92.696265).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the...

Elton is a town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,261 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Jennings, Louisiana Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History
The wife of pioneer settler J. M. Henderson is said to have chosen the name Elton for her home town from a book in which she read of an English town named Elton. That was probably the town on the northwest coast of England in Durham County near Middlesbrough. Elton was incorporated as a village in 1911.

Geography
Elton is located at (30.480934, -92.696265).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,261 people, 489 households, and 342 families residing in the town. The population density was 765.1 people per square mile (295.1/km²). There were 574 housing units at an average density of 348.3/sq mi (134.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 55.83% White (U.S. Census), 39.10% African American (U.S. Census), 2.06% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.16% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.40% from Race (United States Census), and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 1.03% of the population.