Central Elgin, Ontario

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Central Elgin
—  Township  —
Harbourfront at Port Stanley.
Central Elgin is located in Ontario
Central Elgin
Coordinates: 42°46′N 81°06′W / 42.767°N 81.1°W / 42.767; -81.1Coordinates: 42°46′N 81°06′W / 42.767°N 81.1°W / 42.767; -81.1
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Elgin
Settled 1822
Formed 1998
Government
 • Mayor Bill Walters
 • Federal riding Elgin—Middlesex—London
 • Prov. riding Elgin—Middlesex—London
Area[1]
 • Land 280.22 km2 (108.19 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 12,723
 • Density 45.4/km2 (118/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span N0L, N5L
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.centralelgin.org

Central Elgin is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada in Elgin County on Lake Erie. It was formed in 1998 through the amalgamation of the Township of Yarmouth with the Villages of Belmont and Port Stanley.

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[edit] Communities

The municipality includes the communities of Belmont, Dexter, Lawton's Corners, Lyndale, Lynhurst, Mapleton, New Sarum, Norman, Port Stanley, Union, Whites and Yarmouth Centre.

[edit] 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.[2] While he was mayor, there were discussions about proposed new ferry services on Lake Erie and their financial implications.[3]
  • Sylvia Hofhuis, 2006-2010
  • Tom Marks, 2010
  • Bill Walters 2010- current

[edit] Demographics

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2006: 12,773
  • Population in 2001: 12,360 (or 12,293 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries)
  • Population total in 1996: 12,156
    • Belmont (village): 1632
    • Port Stanley (village): 2499
    • Yarmouth (township): 7148
  • Population in 1991:
    • Belmont (village): 1404
    • Port Stanley (village): 2223
    • Yarmouth (township): 7820


A panorama Port Stanley beach as seen from a Mackie's reaturant.

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