The Municipality of Arran–Elderslie is a
township
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in
Bruce County
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in
Western Ontario
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, Canada. The township is located at the headwaters of the
Sauble River, and the
Saugeen River
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forms the northwestern boundary.
Communities
The township comprises the communities of Allenford, Arkwright, Arranvale,
Burgoyne
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,
Chesley, Dobbinton, Dreamland, Dunblane, Ellengowan, Elsinore, Gillies Hill, Invermay, Kelly's Corners, Lockerby, Mount Hope,
Paisley,
Salem, Salisbury,
Tara, Vesta and Williscroft.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Arran–Elderslie had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trend:
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, 2001
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, 2006
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census
* Population in 2016: 6,803
* Population in 2011: 6,810
* Population in 2006: 6,747
* Population in 2001: 6,577
* Population total in 1996: 6,851
** Arran (township): 1,707
** Chesley (town): 1,904
** Elderslie (township): 1,231
** Paisley (village): 1,106
** Tara (village): 903
* Population in 1991:
** Arran (township): 1,690
** Chesley (town): 1,852
** Elderslie (township): 1,219
** Paisley (village): 1,102
** Tara (village): 848
See also
* List of municipalities in Ontario
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* Bruce County municipal elections, 2010
*List of townships in Ontario
This is a list of townships in the Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by census division.
Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District
Historical/Geographic Townships
*Abbott
*Aberdeen Additional
*Abigo
*Abotossaway
* ...
References
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External links
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Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario
Municipalities in Bruce County
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