Elkmont is located in north-central Limestone County in the extreme north-central part of the state. It has a mayor/city council form of government. Renowned country duet The Delmore Brothers were raised in Elkmont, and the town is home to the renowned goat cheese manufacturer Belle Chevre.
History

Demographics
According to 2016 Census estimates, Elkmont recorded a population of
434. Of that number, 77.8 percent of respondents identified themselves as white, 19.8 percent as African American, 1.2 percent as Native American, and 1.2 percent as two or more races. The town's median household income was $47,500, and the per capita income was $22,383.
Employment
According to 2016 Census estimates, the work force in Elkmont was divided among the following industrial categories:
- Educational services, and health care and social assistance (21.9 percent)
- Manufacturing (18.4 percent)
- Professional, scientific, management, and administrative and waste management services (17.4 percent)
- Retail trade (10.0 percent)
- Construction (7.0 percent)
- Transportation and warehousing and utilities (6.5 percent)
- Finance, insurance, and real estate, rental, and leasing (5.5 percent)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation and food services (4.0 percent)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extractive (3.0 percent)
- Public administration (2.5 percent)
- Information (2.0 percent)
- Other services, except public administration (1.5 percent)
- Wholesale trade (0.5 percent)
Education
Schools in Elkmont are part of the Limestone County school system; the town has one K-12 school.
Transportation
State Highway 127 skirts the western border of Elkmont running north-south.
Events and Places of Interest
Elkmont is located about four miles west of the Elk River, which flows into the Wheeler Reservoir and then into Wheeler Lake. The Elkmont Depot is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. The Sulphur Trestle Fort Site, which lies one mile south of Elkmont, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Elkmont has an 8.8-mile Rails-to-Trails walking and riding path built on the old rail bed.