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Elgin County

Elgin County is a county composed of seven municipalities in Ontario, Canada with a 2021 population of 51,912. Its population centres are 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 ==
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==
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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==
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==
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