Dutton, Ontario

Dutton
Unincorporated community
Dutton
Coordinates: 42°39′50″N 81°30′05″W / 42.66389°N 81.50139°W / 42.66389; -81.50139Coordinates: 42°39′50″N 81°30′05″W / 42.66389°N 81.50139°W / 42.66389; -81.50139
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Elgin
Municipality Dutton/Dunwich
Amalgamated 1998
Government
  Mayor Cameron McWilliam
  Federal riding Elgin—Middlesex—London
  Prov. riding Elgin—Middlesex—London
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code N0L
Area code(s) 519 and 226

Dutton is a community in the Township of Dutton/Dunwich, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. Dutton is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of St. Thomas.

Originally part of Dunwich Township, Dutton was originally called Bennettville, then Lisgar. When the Canada Southern Railway was built in 1872, the station was named Dutton Station after the railway's civil engineer. It was shortened to Dutton in 1881 and incorporated as a separate municipality a few years later.

In 1998, as part of county-wide municipal restructuring, the Village of Dutton was reamalgamated with Dunwich to form Dutton-Dunwich.


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