Central Elgin

Central Elgin
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Central Elgin
Harbourfront at Port Stanley
Central Elgin Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 42°46′N 81°06′W / 42.767°N 81.100°W / 42.767; -81.100Coordinates: 42°46′N 81°06′W / 42.767°N 81.100°W / 42.767; -81.100
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Elgin
Settled	1822
Formed	1998
Government
• Mayor	David Marr
• Federal riding	Elgin—Middlesex—London
• Prov. riding	Elgin—Middlesex—London
Area^[1]
• Land	280.23 km² (108.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	12,743
• Density	45.5/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. It is part of the London census metropolitan area.

Communities

The municipality includes the communities of Belmont, Dexter, Lawton's Corners, Lyndale, Lynhurst, Mapleton, New Sarum, Norman, Port Stanley, 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.^[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- 2014
David Marr 2014-

Demographics

Canada census – Central Elgin community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	12,743 (0.2% from 2006) 280.23 km² (108.20 sq mi) 45.5/km² (118/sq mi) 44.9 (M: 44.7, F: 45.1) 5174	12,723 (3.5% from 2001) 280.22 km² (108.19 sq mi) 45.4/km² (118/sq mi) 42.5 (M: 42.5, F: 42.6) 5115 $71,300	12,360 (1.7% from 1996) 283.45 km² (109.44 sq mi) 43.6/km² (113/sq mi) 40.3 (M: 40.3, F: 40.4) 4832 $54,836

References: 2011^[4] 2006^[5] 2001^[6]

Population trend:^[7]

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 of Port Stanley beach as seen from a Mackie's restaurant.

References

1 2 "Central Elgin census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
↑ 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
↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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