Elgin is a geographic parish in the interior of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada,[4] the only one of the county's parishes that does not border either the Bay of Fundy or the Petitcodiac River.

For governance purposes, Elgin is divided between the town of Salisbury, the village of Three Rivers,[5] and the Southeast rural district,[6] all of which are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission.

[8] The parish was probably named in honour of Lord Elgin, who was appointed Governor-General of the Province of Canada in 1847.

[11] Elgin Parish is bounded:[2][12][13] Elgin (informally Elgin Centre) was established on 23 November 1966 to assess for fire protection and street lighting[18] following the abolition of county councils under the new Municipalities Act, comprising an irregular area around the community of Elgin; First aid & ambulance services were added on 14 March 1973.

[19] In 2020, Elgin assessed for street lighting and community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.