| Elton | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Elton |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Title1: | Councillors |
| Leader Title2: | Office location |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1883 |
| Area Total Km2: | 570.97 |
| Population Total: | 1,276 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 49.975°N -99.8658°W |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Website: | http://www.rmofelton.ca/ |
Elton is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located to the north of the city of Brandon. The community was incorporated in 1883, and its first officials took office the following year.
Its population in 2001 was 1,321.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Elton had a population of 1,276 living in 468 of its 503 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,273. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]