Elgin County ( / ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / EL -ghin ) 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.
5-576: Southwold is a township in Elgin County , in Ontario , Canada , located on the north shore of Lake Erie . It is a rich agricultural zone producing predominantly corn and soybeans . It is part of the London census metropolitan area . The Southwold Earthworks is located in the township. It is an example of a pre-contact site associated with the indigenous Neutral people . The period of Neutral occupation
10-465: A population of 4,851 living in 1,713 of its 1,760 total private dwellings, a change of 9.7% from its 2016 population of 4,421 . With a land area of 301.38 km (116.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.1/km (41.7/sq mi) in 2021. Elgin County Elgin County is composed of seven incorporated municipalities (in order of population): The City of St. Thomas
15-616: Is dated to approximately 1450–1550. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1923. Southwold was named in 1792 after Southwold in Suffolk , England . The municipality was incorporated in 1852. Shedden's growth occurred when the Canada Southern Railway was built, bypassing Fingal. Later it was joined by the Pere Marquette railway , boosting Shedden's importance further still. Both railways are now defunct. Talbotville
20-641: Is geographically within the boundaries of Elgin County and part of the Elgin census division, but is separated from county administration. 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. As
25-605: Is situated at the intersection of highways 3 & 4 , two of the oldest roads in the region. The township is home to the Green Lane Landfill , a large garbage dump site purchased by the City of Toronto in 2007. Toronto began shipping waste to the site in 2010. Southwold was also home of the Ford St. Thomas Assembly plant until its closure in 2011. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Southwold had
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