Elgin County

Elgin County
	Location of the region in Ontario
Basic data
Country	Canada
province	Ontario
Administrative headquarters	St. Thomas
Coordinates :	42 ° 45 ′ N , 81 ° 15 ′ W Coordinates: 42 ° 45 ′ N , 81 ° 15 ′ W
Residents	87,461 (as of 2011)
surface	1,880.90 km²
Population density	46.5 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Eastern Standard Time ( UTC −5) ; Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC −4, daylight saving time)
Web presence	www.elgin-county.on.ca

Elgin County is a county in the southwest of the Canadian province of Ontario . The county seat is St. Thomas . The population is 87,461 (2011), the area 1880.90 km², which corresponds to a population density of 46.5 inhabitants per km². The county is named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin , Governor General of Canada from 1847 to 1854. It is located on the north shore of Lake Erie .

Communities

The communities in Elgin County include:

The city of St. Thomas is geographically and statistically part of Elgin County, but is not under its administration.

Elgin County

Communities

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