Central Elgin
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Central Elgin |
| settlement_type | Municipality (lower-tier) |
| official_name | Municipality of Central Elgin |
| native_name | |
| image_skyline | Port stanley 7-28-2009 6-21-33 PM.jpg |
| imagesize | 240px |
| image_caption | Harbourfront at Port Stanley |
| image_flag | Flag of Central Elgin, Ontario.svg |
| pushpin_map | Canada Southern Ontario |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in southern Ontario |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Elgin |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Andrew Sloan |
| leader_title1 | Federal riding |
| leader_name1 | Elgin—St. Thomas—London South |
| leader_title2 | Prov. riding |
| leader_name2 | Elgin—Middlesex—London |
| established_title | Settled |
| established_date | 1822 |
| established_title2 | Formed |
| established_date2 | 1998 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_land_km2 | 280.33 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 12607 |
| population_density_km2 | 45.0 |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code span |
| postal_code | N0L, N5L |
| area_codes | 519 and 226 |
| website | |
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Central Elgin is a municipality located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada in Elgin County on Lake Erie. It is part of the London census metropolitan area.
History
Central Elgin was formed in 1998 through the amalgamation of the Township of Yarmouth with the Villages of Belmont and Port Stanley.
Communities
The municipality includes the population centres of Port Stanley and Belmont. Other communities include Dexter, Lawton's Corners, Lyndale, Lynhurst, Mapleton, New Sarum, Norman, Sparta, Union, Whites and Yarmouth Centre.
Mayors
- Bill Walters, 1999
- David M. Rock, 1999–2006 ::Born June 16, 1948, in St. Thomas, Ontario. He was also chair of the Elgin Group Police Services Board. While he was mayor, there were discussions about proposed new ferry services on Lake Erie and their financial implications.
- Sylvia Hofhuis, 2006–2010
- Tom Marks, 2010
- Bill Walters, 2010–2014
- David Marr, 2014–2018
- Sally Martyn, 2018–2022
- Andrew Sloan, 2022–
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Elgin had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 279.87 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. |location = Central Elgin |2021_population=13,746 | 2021_pop_delta=+9.0 | 2021_land_area=279.87 | 2021_pop_density=49.1 |2021_median_age=48.8 | 2021_median_age_m=48.0 | 2021_median_age_f=49.6 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=5,845 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=5,460 |2021_mean_hh_income=103,000 |2021_geocode=2021A00053534020 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19 |2016_population=12,607 | 2016_pop_delta=-1.1 | 2016_land_area=280.33 | 2016_pop_density=45.0 |2016_median_age=47.4 | 2016_median_age_m=47.2 | 2016_median_age_f=47.6 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=5,324 | 2016_mean_hh_income=88,765 | 2016_access_date=2012-08-09 |2011_population=12,743 | 2011_pop_delta=+0.2 | 2011_land_area=280.23 | 2011_pop_density=45.5 |2011_median_age=44.9 | 2011_median_age_m=44.7 | 2011_median_age_f=45.1 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=5,174 | 2011_mean_hh_income= | 2011_access_date=2012-08-09 |2006_population=12,723 | 2006_pop_delta=+3.5 | 2006_land_area=280.22 | 2006_pop_density=45.4 |2006_median_age=42.5 | 2006_median_age_m=42.5 | 2006_median_age_f=42.6 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=5,115 | 2006_mean_hh_income=71,300 | 2006_access_date=2011-02-11 |2001_population=12,360 | 2001_pop_delta=+1.7 | 2001_land_area=283.45 | 2001_pop_density=43.6 |2001_median_age=40.3 | 2001_median_age_m=40.3 | 2001_median_age_f=40.4 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=4,832 |2001_mean_hh_income=54,836 | 2001_access_date=2011-02-11 |align=centre |footnote= 2001 population would have been 12,293 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries |1996|12,156 |2001|12,360 |2006|12,773 |2011|12,743 |2016|12,607
Education
The community of Sparta has a French-immersion public school. It was an English public school prior to fall 2018.
References
References
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Central Elgin, Municipality". [[Statistics Canada]].
- [http://www.twp.southwold.on.ca/Council%20Proceedings/Agendas/2004/05-03-21%20Agenda.htm Township of Southwold - Council Meeting Agenda], March 21, 2005
- [http://www.nativecanadian.ca/Native_Reflections/Fast%20Ferry/fast_ferry20045.htm "Ferry proposals hinge on funding - Port Stanley Burwell’s closest competitor"] {{webarchive. link. (June 6, 2007 , The Tillsonburg News, January 20, 2006)
- Best, John. (2022-12-07). "Former Hamiltonian takes over as Mayor of Central Elgin".
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". [[Statistics Canada]].
- Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]] census
- Thompson, Nicole. (2018-06-02). "Rural school closures hit some communities hard, main parties pledge action". [[National Post]].
- "Central Elgin census profile". Statistics Canada.
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