The Municipality of Arran–Elderslie (2006 Population

Canada 2006 Census

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 6,747) is a township

Township (Canada)

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 in Bruce County

Bruce County, Ontario

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 in Western Ontario

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, Canada

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. The township is located at the headwaters of the Sauble River

Sauble River (Ontario)

The Sauble River is a river in Bruce County and Grey County in southwestern Ontario, Canada that flows from its headwaters in the township of Chatsworth to Lake Huron at the community of Sauble Beach.-Etymology:...

, and the Saugeen River

Saugeen River

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 forms the northwestern boundary.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Allenford, Arkwright, Arranvale, Burgoyne, Chesley

Chesley, Ontario

Chesley is a community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, located within the municipality of Arran-Elderslie. Its town slogan is "The Nicest Town Around"...

, Dobbinton, Dreamland, Dunblane, Ellengowan, Elsinore, Gillies Hill, Invermay, Kelly's Corners, Lockerby, Mount Hope, Paisley

Paisley, Ontario

Paisley is now an unincorporated community, a village in the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Paisley is defined by its position at the confluence of the Saugeen River and the Teeswater River, and at the junction of Bruce Roads 1, 11, and 3.-History:Paisley began,...

, Salisbury, Tara

Tara, Ontario

Tara is an unincorporated community in southwestern Ontario, Canada. At the 2006 census, it had 989 residents and 435 dwellings. Within the municipality of Arran-Elderslie, it is a designated place located on the Sauble River, with an area of 2.39 km², and an urban area that covers...

, Vesta and Williscroft.

Demographics

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Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 6747
• Population in 2001: 6577
• Population total in 1996: 6851
  • Arran (township): 1707
  • Chesley (town): 1904
  • Elderslie (township): 1231
  • Paisley (village): 1106
  • Tara (village): 903
• Population in 1991:
  • Arran (township): 1690
  • Chesley (town): 1852
  • Elderslie (township): 1219
  • Paisley (village): 1102
  • Tara (village): 848

External links

• Municipality of Arran-Elderslie, Ontario