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West Elgin
West Elgin
Municipality (lower-tier)
	Municipality of West Elgin
	Municipal office in Rodney
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Elgin
Formed	January 1, 1998
Government
• Mayor	Bernhard Wiehle
• Federal riding	Elgin—Middlesex—London
• Prov. riding	Elgin—Middlesex—London
Area
• Land	322.52 km2 (124.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	5,157
• Density	16.0/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	N0L
Area code(s)	519 and 226
Website	www.westelgin.net

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West Elgin is a municipality in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. The township was created on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of the former township of Aldborough with the village of West Lorne.

Communities

The two main population centres within the township are Rodney and West Lorne. Additionally, it also includes the smaller communities of Churchville, Clachan, Crinan, Eagle, Kintyre, New Glasgow, Port Glasgow and Twin Valleys.

Rodney
West Lorne
Clachan

History

The original township of Aldborough was named in 1792 after Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England.

The community of Rodney was originally named Stewart's Mills after the owner of the first sawmill in the community. From 1840 to 1865, it was called Centreville due to its central location at the intersection of Furnival Road and 7th Concession (now Downie Line). In 1865, the community was renamed Rodney after British naval officer George Brydges Rodney. The centre of the village was relocated three kilometres to the south when the Canada Southern Railway was built in the area in 1872.

The community of West Lorne also had its origins the Canada Southern Railway. Originally named Bismarck after the German chancellor, the community was renamed West Clayton, Dutton, Lorne and finally West Lorne. The name came from the Lorne Mills on the south side of the railway, themselves named for John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne. The station itself was renamed West Lorne in 1907 to avoid confusion with a community named Bismarck in Lincoln County.

The villages of Rodney and West Lorne were incorporated as municipalities in 1907 and 1908 respectively, and separated from the township. Subsequently, Aldborough remained a mainly rural municipality.

In 1994, Aldborough and Rodney amalgamated to form an expanded Township of Aldborough. In 1998, Aldborough amalgamated with West Lorne to form West Elgin.

Demographics

Canada census – West Elgin, Ontario community profile

	2011
Population	5157 (-3.6% from 2006)
Land area	322.52 km² (124.53 sq mi)
Population density	16.0/km² (41/sq mi)
Median age	46.5 (M: 46.2, F: 46.9)
Private dwellings	2233 (total)
Median household income

References: 2011^[2] earlier^[3]^[4]

Population trend:^[5]

Population in 2006: 5349
Population in 2001: 5464
Population total in 1996: 5573
- Aldborough (township): 4042
- West Lorne (village): 1531
Population in 1991:
- Aldborough (township): 3889
- West Lorne (village): 1477

Infrastructure

West Lorne is home to western Elgin County's only high school, West Elgin Secondary School.

West Elgin Secondary school draws in students from West Elgin as well as Middlesex County. The school's mascot is a wildcat and their official colours are white and purple.^[6]

West Lorne is linked by Elgin County Road 76 to the 401, a major arterial highway link in Ontario affording easy access to Windsor, Chatham, St. Thomas, London, Brantford, Toronto, and many other places.

Local agriculture includes dairy farming, mixed farming, fruit growing and a sizeable tobacco industry. The town of West Lorne was greatly influenced by the railroad that crosses through the heart of the village. The railroad provided jobs for the first residents of the area. There is also some light manufacturing in the town.

Notable attractions

Ontario has had some historical claimants, by towns, for the smallest jailhouse in the province. These have included: Tweed, Coboconk and Creemore. However, the jailhouse in Rodney has proven to be smaller than all three, measuring in at 4.5 metres by 5.4 metres. Today, it serves as a part-time tourist information centre. Other villages in Ontario with similar jailhouse dimensions include: Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Providence Bay, Ontario, the ghost town of Berens River and Ray.

Notable People

Bo Horvat, centre for the Vancouver Canucks
Travis Konecny, centre for the Ottawa 67's

References

^ ^a ^b "West Elgin, Ontario (Code 3534042) and Elgin, Ontario (Code 3534) (table)". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
^ "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
^ Thames Valley District School Board. Tvdsb.ca. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.

External links

[cp2011-3534042-1] "West Elgin, Ontario (Code 3534042) and Elgin, Ontario (Code 3534) (table)". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

[cp2011-2] "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

[cp2006-3] "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.

[cp2001-4] "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

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

[6] Thames Valley District School Board. Tvdsb.ca. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.

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 West Elgin Secondary school draws in students from West Elgin as well as Middlesex County. The school's mascot is a wildcat and their official colours are white and purple.<ref>[http://www.tvdsb.ca/WestElgin.cfm Thames Valley District School Board]. Tvdsb.ca. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.</ref>
-West Lorne is linked by Elgin County Road 76 to the [[Highway 401 (Ontario)|401]], a major arterial highway link in Ontario affording easy access to [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], [[Chatham, Ontario|Chatham]], [[St. Thomas, Ontario|St. Thomas]], London, [[Brantford, Ontario|Brantford]], [[Toronto]], and many other places.
+West Lorne is linked by Elgin County Road 76 to the [[Highway 401 (Ontario)|401]], a major arterial highway link in Ontario affording easy access to [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], [[Chatham, Ontario|Chatham]], [[St. Thomas, Ontario|St. Thomas]], [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Brantford, Ontario|Brantford]], [[Toronto]], and many other places.
 Local agriculture includes [[dairy farming]], mixed farming, fruit growing and a sizeable tobacco industry.  The town of West Lorne was greatly influenced by the railroad that crosses through the heart of the village. The railroad provided jobs for the first residents of the area.  There is also some light manufacturing in the town.