| 词条 | Elgin County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|name = Elgin County, Canada |official_name = County of Elgin |other_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = County (upper-tier) |total_type = |motto = "Progressive by Nature!" |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Map of Ontario ELGIN.svg |mapsize = 280px |map_caption = Location of Elgin County in Canada | subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{Flagu|Canada}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = {{ONT}} |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |seat_type =County seat |seat =St. Thomas |parts_type =Municipalities |parts_style = |p1 =Town of Aylmer |p2 = Municipality of Bayham |p3= Municipality of Central Elgin |p4=Municipality of Dutton/Dunwich |p5=Municipality of West Elgin |p6=Township of Malahide |p7=Township of Southwold |p8= |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = Organized |established_date = 1851 from Suffolk County |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = 1845.41 |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_max_m = |elevation_min_m = |population_as_of = 2016 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 50069 |population_density_km2 = 27.1 |timezone = EST |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|42|45|N|81|10|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code =519 |website = www.elgincounty.ca |footnotes = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = }} Elgin County is a county of the Canadian province of Ontario with a 2016 population of 50,069. 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. SubdivisionsElgin County is composed of seven incorporated municipalities (in order of population):
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 townshipsOriginally Elgin County was once part of Middlesex County,[2] which was reorganized as the United Counties of Middlesex and Elgin in 1851.[3] Elgin was named after Lord Elgin, who was Governor-General of Canada at the time. The County was separated from Middlesex in September 1853.[4]
Demographics{{Historical populations|title = Elgin County |type = Canada |align = right |width = |state = |shading = |percentages = |footnote = 2016{{Canada census/reference|year=2016|access_date=}}, 2011{{Canada census/reference|year=2011|access_date=}}, 2006{{Canada census/reference|year=2006|access_date=}}, earlier{{Canada census/reference|year=2001}}
Elgin County had a population of 50,069 based on the 2016 Canada census, representing a 1.0% growth since the 2011 census, lower than the provincial average of 4.6%. Residents of Elgin County are slightly older and poorer than the Ontario average. Specifically, as of 2016, the median age of Elgin County is 42.5 years, older than the Ontario median of 41.3. The median household income was $66,494 which is lower than the provincial average of $74,287.{{efn|Excluding population, all figures are for the Elgin census division, which combines Elgin County and the City of St. Thomas.}} Notable persons from Elgin County
See also
Notes{{notelist}}References1. ^ 2. ^{{Cite canlaw|short title =An Act for abolishing the Territorial Division of Upper-Canada into Districts, and for providing temporary Unions of Counties for Judicial and other purposes, and for the future dissolutions of such Unions, as the increase of wealth and population may require|abbr =S.Prov.C.|year =1849|chapter =78|schedule =C|link =https://books.google.ca/books?id=ulQ1AQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA55&pg=PA439#v=onepage&q&f=false}} 3. ^{{Cite canlaw|short title =An Act to make certain alterations in the Territorial Divisions of Upper Canada|abbr =S.Prov.C.|year =1851|chapter =5|schedule =A, par. 35-36; Sch. B|link = https://books.google.ca/books?id=TwgvAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1799#v=onepage&q&f=false}} 4. ^{{cite journal |author= |date= |title= Proclamation|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/canada-gazette/093/001060-119.01-e.php?document_id_nbr=2316&f=p|journal= Canada Gazette|volume= XII|issue= 29|pages= 1452-1453}} 5. ^{{cite book |last1= Middleton|first1= Jesse Edgar|last2= Landon|first2= Fred|date= 1927|title= Province of Ontario: A History 1615 to 1927|url= |location= Toronto|publisher= Dominion Publishing Company}} External links{{Commons category|Elgin County, Ontario}}
| Centre = Elgin County | North = Middlesex County | Northeast = Oxford County | East = Norfolk County (single-tier municipality) | South = Lake Erie | Southwest = | West = Chatham-Kent (single-tier municipality) }}{{Subdivisions of Ontario}} 4 : Counties in Ontario|Elgin County|Lake Erie|Southwestern Ontario |
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