Dutton/Dunwich, Ontario

Dutton/Dunwich
—  Township  —
Dutton/Dunwich
Coordinates: 42°40′N 81°30′W / 42.667°N 81.5°W / 42.667; -81.5Coordinates: 42°40′N 81°30′W / 42.667°N 81.5°W / 42.667; -81.5
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Elgin
Settled
Formed	1998
Government
– Mayor	Cameron McWilliam
– Federal riding	Elgin—Middlesex—London
– Prov. riding	Elgin—Middlesex—London
Area[1]
– Land	294.63 km2 (113.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	3,821
– Density	13.0/km2 (33.7/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	N0L
Area code(s)	519 and 226
Website	www.duttondunwich.on.ca

Dutton/Dunwich is a municipality located in western Elgin County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.

The municipality was formed in 1998 through an amalgamation of the Village of Dutton and former Township of Dunwich. It includes the Hamlets of Wallacetown, Duttona Beach, and the western parts of both Iona and Iona Station. It is bisected both by Highway 401 and by the rail lines of the Penn Central Railroad and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.^[2]

Dutton/Dunwich houses a large farming community involving a variety of agricultural methods. The region is primarily made up of inhabitants of English ancestry, with minorities of Scotch, Portuguese, and Dutch heritage.

On 28 April 2007 many former and current members of the Dutton/Dunwich Lions Club met in the local Community Centre to celebrate 40 years of service to Dutton and surrounding communities. The then current President Ron Poisson was there to speak, along with guest speaker Harold Usher. The Dutton/Dunwich Lions Club was established in 1967 and is still a working group.

Demographics

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2006: 3821
• Population in 2001: 3696
• Population total in 1996: 3603
  • Dunwich (township): 2288
  • Dutton (village): 1315
• Population in 1991:
  • Dunwich (township): 2318
  • Dutton (village): 1218

Education

Dunwich-Dutton Public School is located in the village of Dutton, and managed by the Thames Valley District School Board. The school was built in 1927 and was a high school, until June 1952. It became a K-8 school in January 1953, and was restructured again in September 1973, from when it has educated in K-6.^[6]

Notable people

• John Kenneth Galbraith, (Scholar, and economic adviser to U.S. President John F. Kennedy) was born at Iona Station, Ontario in 1908.
• Ellis Wellwood Sifton VC (12 October 1891 – 9 April 1917) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, earned at the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Dutton/Dunwich 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=3534030&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Dutton/Dunwich&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
2. ^ "Official Plan-Municipality of Dutton/Dunwich"
3. ^ "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 2011-02-14. 
4. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
6. ^ "General School Description", Dunwich-Dutton P.S., retrieved 8 April 2010.

External links

• Dutton/Dunwich Municipal website