Elkins is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins, a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. The population was 7,094 at the 2010 census and estimated at 6,990 in 2019. Elkins is home to Davis and Elkins College and to the Mountain State Forest Festival, held in early October every year.