Centre Wellington, Ontario

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This article is about the township of Centre Wellington; for the local high school, see Centre Wellington District High School.

Centre Wellington is a township in south-central Ontario, in the County of Wellington north of the City of Kitchener. Its current mayor is Joanne Ross-Zuj.

[edit] Communities

Original school house in Salem
Original school house in Salem

The primary communities in the township are Elora and Fergus.

The township also contains the smaller communities of Aboyne, Alma, Belwood, Dracon, Ennotville, Iverhaugh, Living Springs, Oustic, Pentland Corners, Salem, Shiloh, Simpson Corners, Speedside and Spier, as well as the ghost town of Ponsonby.

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:

  • Population: 26,049
  • % Change (2001-2006): 7.4
  • Dwellings: 9,543
  • Area (km².): 407.33
  • Density (persons per km².): 64.0

[edit] References




North: Wellington North, East Garafraxa
West: Mapleton,
Centre Wellington East: Erin
South: Woolwich, Guelph-Eramosa
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