Elberta (/ˌɛlˈbɜːr.tə/ el-BER-tə) is a village in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

[4] M-168, previously one of the shortest state highways in Michigan, extended 0.95 miles (1.53 km) from a junction with M-22 in downtown Elberta to the former Ann Arbor Railroad ferry docks in Elberta.

[5] From the 1890s to July 1950, the Ann Arbor Railroad operated launched ferries from docks at Elberta.

[7][8][9] In the same period, the Ann Arbor Railroad operated a train a day south to and from Cadillac, Owosso, Durand, Ann Arbor, and then to its southern terminus in Toledo, Ohio.

There were 229 housing units at an average density of 309.5 per square mile (119.5/km2).

34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 237 housing units at an average density of 317.8 per square mile (122.7/km2).

28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.