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Central Elgin

Central Elgin
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Central Elgin
Harbourfront at Port Stanley
Harbourfront at Port Stanley
Central Elgin is located in Southern Ontario
Central Elgin
Central Elgin
Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 42°46′N 81°06′W / 42.767°N 81.100°W / 42.767; -81.100Coordinates: 42°46′N 81°06′W / 42.767°N 81.100°W / 42.767; -81.100
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 EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span N0L, N5L
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.centralelgin.org

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.

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.

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