Central Elgin
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Central Elgin is a municipality 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 Yarmouth with the Villages of Belmont and Port Stanley.
Communities
The municipality includes the population centres of Port Stanley and Belmont. Other communities include Dexter, Lawton's Corners, Lyndale, Lynhurst, Mapleton, New Sarum, Norman, Sparta, Union, Whites and Yarmouth Centre.
Mayors
- Bill Walters, 1999
- David M. Rock, 1999–2006
- Born June 16, 1948, in St. Thomas, Ontario. He was also chair of the Elgin Group Police Services Board.<ref>Township of Southwold - Council Meeting Agenda, March 21, 2005</ref> While he was mayor, there were discussions about proposed new ferry services on Lake Erie and their financial implications.<ref>"Ferry proposals hinge on funding - Port Stanley Burwell’s closest competitor" Template:Webarchive, The Tillsonburg News, January 20, 2006</ref>
- Sylvia Hofhuis, 2006–2010
- Tom Marks, 2010
- Bill Walters, 2010–2014
- David Marr, 2014–2018
- Sally Martyn, 2018–2022
- Andrew Sloan, 2022–<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Demographics
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Education
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