Английская Википедия:Elgin County
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Elgin County (Шаблон:IPAc-en) is a county of the Canadian province of Ontario with a 2016 population of 50,069. Its population centres are St. Thomas, Aylmer, Port Stanley, Belmont, Dutton and West Lorne. The county seat is St. Thomas, which is separated from the county but within its geographic boundary.
Subdivisions
Elgin County is composed of seven incorporated municipalities (in order of population):
- Municipality of Central Elgin
- Township of Malahide
- Town of Aylmer
- Municipality of Bayham
- Municipality of West Elgin
- Township of Southwold
- Municipality of Dutton/Dunwich
The City of St. Thomas is geographically within the boundaries of Elgin County and part of the Elgin census division, but is separated from county administration.
Historical townships
Originally Elgin County was once part of Middlesex County,[1] which was reorganized as the United Counties of Middlesex and Elgin in 1851.[2] Elgin was named after Lord Elgin, who was Governor-General of Canada at the time.
The County was separated from Middlesex in September 1853.[3]
| Township | Area | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aldborough | Шаблон:Convert | In the early days it had a forest of oak, chestnut and black walnut. It was first settled in 1804. |
| Bayham | Шаблон:Convert | Organized in 1810. It was named for Bayham Abbey in Kent. |
| Dunwich | Шаблон:Convert | First settled in 1803. During the War of 1812 only twelve families lived in the township. In 1817 a company of Selkirk's Highlander settled in the Township The Township is named after Dunwich in Suffolk. |
| Malahide | Шаблон:Convert | Organized in 1810, named for Malahide Castle in Ireland, the former home of Thomas Talbot, patriot of the region. The Township was first settled in 1810. |
| South Dorchester | Шаблон:Convert | Although surveyed in 1798, it was not settled until 1826. |
| Southwold | Шаблон:Convert | Opened for settlement in 1797, however the first colonist arrived in 1809. Named for Southwold in Suffolk. |
| Yarmouth | Шаблон:Convert | Surveyed in 1792 and settled in 1810. |
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Elgin County had a population of Шаблон:Val living in Шаблон:Val of its Шаблон:Val total private dwellings, a change of Шаблон:Percentage from its 2016 population of Шаблон:Val. With a land area of Шаблон:Convert, it had a population density of Шаблон:Pop density in 2021.[5]
Notable persons from Elgin County
- Horace Harvey - Chief Justice of Alberta
- John Kenneth Galbraith - Canadian/American economist
- Mitchell Hepburn - Premier of Ontario
- Rachel McAdams - Actress
- Joe Thornton - NHL - Professional Hockey Player
- Bo Horvat - NHL - Professional Hockey Player
See also
- List of municipalities in Ontario
- List of Ontario Census Divisions
- Talbot Trail
- Southern Ontario
- List of townships in Ontario
- List of secondary schools in Ontario#Elgin County
Notes
References
External links
Шаблон:Geographic location Шаблон:Subdivisions of Ontario
