[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 1.34 square miles (3.47 km2), all land.

Elbow Lake is 12 miles west of Interstate Highway 94.

37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Elbow Lake is part of the West Central Area School system, which includes Barrett, Hoffman, Kensington, Wendell, and many other communities.

Elbow Lake has several parks within city limits that offer a variety of recreational opportunities, including softball fields, a volleyball court, lighted tennis courts, an ice skating rink with a warming house, a running track, playground equipment, picnic shelters, and a bandshell for summer entertainment.

The Tipsinah Mounds Campground and park, four miles east of Elbow Lake on Pomme de Terre Lake, has a public swimming beach, playground equipment, hiking and nature trails, and an above-ground tornado shelter.

Thorson Memorial Public Library[10] is in Elbow Lake.

[12] Media related to Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota at Wikimedia Commons