- Central Elgin, Ontario
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Central Elgin — Township — Harbourfront at Port Stanley.
Central ElginCoordinates: 42°46′N 81°06′W / 42.767°N 81.1°WCoordinates: 42°46′N 81°06′W / 42.767°N 81.1°W Country 
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OntarioCounty 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 (108.2 sq mi) Population (2006)[1] – Total 12,723 – Density 45.4/km2 (117.6/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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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.
Mayors
- Bill Walters, -1999
- David M. Rock, 1999-2006
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- 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
Demographics
Canada census – Central Elgin, Ontario Community Profile 2006 2001 Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:12,723 (3.5% from 2001)
280.22 km2 (108.19 sq mi)
45.4 /km2 (118 /sq mi)
42.5 (males: 42.5, females: 42.6)
5115
$71,30012,360 (1.7% from 1996)
283.45 km2 (109.44 sq mi)
43.6 /km2 (113 /sq mi)
40.3 (males: 40.3, females: 40.4)
4832
$54,836Population 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.
References
- ^ a b "Central Elgin community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3534020&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Central%20Elgin&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ Township of Southwold - Council Meeting Agenda, March 21, 2005
- ^ "Ferry proposals hinge on funding - Port Stanley Burwell’s closest competitor", The Tillsonburg News, January 20, 2006
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
External links
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Malahide 
Central Elgin 
Lake Erie Categories:- Township municipalities in Ontario
- Municipalities in Elgin County, Ontario
- Western Ontario geography stubs
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