Aylmer, Ontario
| Aylmer | |
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| Town (lower-tier) | |
| Town of Aylmer | |
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| Motto: Proud heritage, bright future. | |
 Aylmer
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| Coordinates: 42°46′N 80°59′W / 42.767°N 80.983°WCoordinates: 42°46′N 80°59′W / 42.767°N 80.983°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County | Elgin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Greg Currie |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mary French |
| • Federal riding | Elgin—Middlesex—London |
| • Prov. riding | Elgin—Middlesex—London |
| Area | |
| • Land | 6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 235.90 m (773.95 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Town (lower-tier) | 7,151 |
| • Density | 1,148.9/km2 (2,976/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,249 |
| • Urban density | 1,164.5/km2 (3,016/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | N5H 3B4 |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| Highways |
 Highway 3Former  Highway 73
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| Website | aylmer |
Aylmer is a town in Elgin County in southern Ontario, Canada, just north of Lake Erie, on Catfish Creek. It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Highway 401. The mayor is Gregg Currie.
Aylmer is surrounded by Malahide Township.
In October 1817, John Van Patter, an emigrant from New York State, obtained 80 ha of land and became the first settler on the site of Aylmer. During the 1830s a general store was opened and village lots sold. Originally called Troy, in 1835 it was renamed Aylmer after Lord Aylmer, then Governor-in-Chief of British North America. By 1851 local enterprises included sawmills and flour-mills powered by water from Catfish Creek. Aided by easy access to Lake Erie, Aylmer became by the mid-1860s the marketing centre for a rich agricultural and timber producing area. Benefiting greatly from the construction of the 230 km Canada Air Line Railway from Glencoe to Fort Erie, Aylmer became an incorporated village in 1872.
A Royal Canadian Air Force Training Facility, RCAF Station Aylmer was located just north of Aylmer in Malahide Township from 1941 to 1961. This station is now home to the Ontario Police College and The Aylmer Wildlife Management Area.
Former mayor (1994–2003) Robert Habkirk was again elected the mayor of Aylmer on November 13, 2006 to a four-year term. He was defeated by the former principal of East Elgin Secondary School, Jack Couckuyt, by a wide margin on October 25, 2010.
In 2004, a new arena, the East Elgin Community Complex, was completed to house the many hockey leagues in town. The Old Town Hall which houses the library, also has a restored theatre which houses occasional plays. For history buffs, the Aylmer Museum houses a collection of 19th century Victorian art pieces created from hair.
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