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Central Elgin
Central Elgin
Municipality (lower-tier)
	Municipality of Central Elgin
	Harbourfront at Port Stanley
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
• Land	280.23 km2 (108.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	12,743
• Density	45.5/km2 (118/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code span	N0L, N5L
Area code(s)	519 and 226
Website	www.centralelgin.org

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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
Dave Marr 2014-

Demographics

Canada census – Central Elgin community profile

	2011
Population	12,743 (0.2% from 2006)
Land area	280.23 km² (108.20 sq mi)
Population density	45.5/km² (118/sq mi)
Median age	44.9 (M: 44.7, F: 45.1)
Private dwellings	5174 (total)
Median household income

References: 2011^[1] earlier^[4]^[5]

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Central Elgin census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-09. Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ 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". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

Official website

[cp2011-1] "Central Elgin census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-09. Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[2] Township of Southwold - Council Meeting Agenda, March 21, 2005

[3] "Ferry proposals hinge on funding - Port Stanley Burwell’s closest competitor", The Tillsonburg News, January 20, 2006

[cp2006-4] "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.

[cp2001-5] "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

[6] Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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 * Sylvia Hofhuis, 2006-2010
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