Central Elgin is a township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 in southwestern Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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 in Elgin County

Elgin County, Ontario

Elgin County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario with a current population of approximately 46,000. The county seat is St. Thomas.It consists of:*Town of Aylmer*Municipality of Bayham*Municipality of Central Elgin...

 on Lake Erie

Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...

. It was formed in 1998 through the amalgamation of the Township of Yarmouth with the Villages of Belmont and Port Stanley

Port Stanley, Ontario

Port Stanley is a community in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Ontario, Elgin County, located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek.-History:...

.

Communities

The municipality includes the communities of Belmont, Dexter, Lawton's Corners, Lyndale, Lynhurst, Mapleton, New Sarum, Norman, Port Stanley

Port Stanley, Ontario

Port Stanley is a community in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Ontario, Elgin County, located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek.-History:...

, Union, Whites and Yarmouth Centre.

Mayors

• Bill Walters, -1999
• David M. Rock, 1999-2006

Born June 16, 1948 in St. Thomas, Ontario

St. Thomas, Ontario

St. Thomas is a city in southern , Ontario, Canada. It is the seat for Elgin County and gained its city charter on March 4, 1881.-History:...

. He was also chair of the Elgin Group Police Services Board. While he was mayor, there were discussions about proposed new ferry services on Lake Erie and their financial implications.

• Sylvia Hofhuis, 2006-2010
• Tom Marks, 2010
• Bill Walters 2010- current

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 12,773
• Population in 2001: 12,360 (or 12,293 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries)
• Population total in 1996: 12,156
  • Belmont (village): 1632
  • Port Stanley (village): 2499
  • Yarmouth (township): 7148
• Population in 1991:
  • Belmont (village): 1404
  • Port Stanley (village): 2223
  • Yarmouth (township): 7820

External links

• Township of Central Elgin