Elgin County is a
county of the
Canadian province
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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
Central Elgin is a township located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada in Elgin County on Lake Erie. It is part of the London census metropolitan area.
History
Central Elgin was formed in 1998 through the amalgamation of the Township of Yarmo ...
*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, which was reorganized as the United Counties of Middlesex and Elgin in 1851. Elgin was named after
Lord Elgin, who was
Governor-General of Canada at the time.
The County was separated from Middlesex in September 1853.
Demographics
As a
census division
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in the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Elgin County 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.
Notable persons from Elgin County
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Horace Harvey - Chief Justice of Alberta
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John Kenneth Galbraith - Canadian/American economist
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Mitchell Hepburn - Premier of Ontario
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Rachel McAdams - Actress
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Joe Thornton
Joseph Eric Thornton (born July 2, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has previously played for the Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers of the ...
- NHL - Professional Hockey Player
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Bo Horvat
Bowie William Horvat (born April 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He was selected ninth overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. During his junior caree ...
- NHL - Professional Hockey Player
See also
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List of municipalities in Ontario
Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada with 14,223,942 residents as of Canada 2021 Census, 2021 and is List of Canadian provinces and territories by ...
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List of Ontario Census Divisions
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Talbot Trail
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Southern Ontario
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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
* ...
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List of secondary schools in Ontario#Elgin County
Notes
References
External links
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{{Subdivisions of Ontario
Counties in Ontario
Populated places on Lake Erie in Canada
Southwestern Ontario