Elton is a town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Jennings, the Jefferson Davis Parish seat, is 26 miles (42 km) to the south of Elton via Louisiana Highway 26.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Elton has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km2), all land.

[5] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 992 people, 504 households, and 291 families residing in the town.

[9] Jefferson Davis Parish Library operates the Elton Branch at 813 Main Street.