Elm City is a town in Nash and Wilson County, United States.

[4] In the summer of 1964, the Ku Klux Klan drove away a group of black and white teenage volunteers repainting the local First Presbyterian Church.

[6] An attempt was later made by two white youths from Rocky Mount to burn down the church but they failed.

Today elm city prides itself on integrating all races and walks of life[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,218 people, 547 households, and 368 families residing in the town.

27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.