Elkhart is a village in Logan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 405 at the 2010 census. Geography Elkhart is located in southwestern Logan County at (40.020432, -89.483552). The village is in Elkhart and Hurlbut townships, with the geographic center of the village slightly east of the township border, in Elkhart Township. Interstate 55 passes through the northwest part of the village, with access from Exit 115. I-55 leads northeast to Lincoln, the county seat, and southwest to Springfield, the state capital. According to the 2010 census, Elkhart has a total area of , of which (or 99.38%) is land and (or 0.62%) is water. Elkhart Hill, with a summit elevation of , is in the southeast part of the village, rising above the village center and the surrounding flatlands. Demographics Per the 2010 United States Census, Elkhart had 405 people. Among non-Hispanics this includes 387 White (95.6%), 2 Asian (0.5%), 2 Native Hawaiian & 1 from two or more races. The Hispanic or Latino population included 13 people (3.2%). There were 176 households, out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with children & no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 34.1% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The age distribution of the population shows 80.0% over the age of 18 and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. The gender ratio was 46.2% male & 53.8% female. Among 176 occupied households, 84.7% were owner-occupied & 15.3% were renter-occupied. As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 443 people, 183 households, and 116 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 194 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.32% White, 0.45% African American and 0.23% Asian. There were 183 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average