Malahide, Ontario

Malahide
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Malahide
Malahide
Coordinates: 42°47′34″N 80°56′10″W / 42.79278°N 80.93611°W / 42.79278; -80.93611Coordinates: 42°47′34″N 80°56′10″W / 42.79278°N 80.93611°W / 42.79278; -80.93611
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Elgin
Settled 1810
Incorporated 1998 (current form)
Government
  Type Township
  Mayor Dave Mennill
  Federal riding Elgin—Middlesex—London
  Prov. riding Elgin—Middlesex—London
Area[1]
  Land 395.08 km2 (152.54 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 9,146
  Density 23.2/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span N0L
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website malahide.ca

Malahide (Canada 2006 Census population 8,828) is a township in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

History

Malahide Township was named for Malahide Castle in Malahide, Ireland, birthplace of land grant administrator Colonel Thomas Talbot in 1810. The village of Springfield was incorporated as a separate municipality in 1878.

The current municipality was formed in 1998 through an amalgamation of the original Township of Malahide, the former Township of South Dorchester and the former Village of Springfield.

The Ontario Police College is located in Malahide, at the site of the former Royal Canadian Air Force Station Aylmer, a training facility.


Communities

The township comprises the communities of Candyville, Crossley-Hunter, Copenhagen, Dunboyne, Fairview, Glencolin, Grovesend, Jaffa, Kingsmill, Lakeview, Little Aylmer, Luton, Lyons, Mile Corner, Mount Salem, Mount Vernon, Ormond Beach, Orwell, Port Bruce, Seville, Springfield, Summers Corners and Waneeta Beach.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Malahide census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  2. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  3. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links


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