Central Elgin | |
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Municipality (lower-tier) | |
Municipality of Central Elgin | |
Harbourfront at Port Stanley
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Location in southern Ontario | |
Coordinates: 42°46′N 81°06′W / 42.767°N 81.100°WCoordinates: 42°46′N 81°06′W / 42.767°N 81.100°W | |
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 |
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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