Malahide, Ontario (Redirected from Port Bruce, Ontario)

Malahide
Township of Malahide
Malahide is located in Southern Ontario
Malahide
Malahide
Coordinates: 42°47′34″N 80°56′10″W / 42.79278°N 80.93611°W / 42.79278; -80.93611
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyElgin
Settled1810
Incorporated1998 (current form)
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorDominique Giguère
 • Federal ridingElgin—Middlesex—London
 • Prov. ridingElgin—Middlesex—London
Area
 • Land395.05 km2 (152.53 sq mi)
Population
(2016)
 • Total9,292
 • Density23.5/km2 (61/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code span
N0L
Area code(s)519, 226, 548
Websitemalahide.ca

Malahide (Canada 2016 Census population 9,292) is a municipal township in Elgin County in southwestern 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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Malahide had a population of 9,308 living in 3,013 of its 3,178 total private dwellings, a change of 0.2% from its 2016 population of 9,292. With a land area of 394.27 km2 (152.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.6/km2 (61.1/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Malahide community profile
202120162011
Population9,308 (+0.2% from 2016)9,292 (+1.6% from 2011)9,146 (+3.6% from 2006)
Land area394.27 km2 (152.23 sq mi)395.05 km2 (152.53 sq mi)395.08 km2 (152.54 sq mi)
Population density23.6/km2 (61/sq mi)23.5/km2 (61/sq mi)23.2/km2 (60/sq mi)
Median age37.2 (M: 36.8, F: 37.6)35.6 (M: 35.8, F: 35.4)34.1 (M: 33.8, F: 34.4)
Private dwellings3,010 (total)  3,155 (total)  3,007 (total) 
Median household income$75,591
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19968,891—    
20018,809−0.9%
20068,828+0.2%
20119,146+3.6%
20169,292+1.6%

2001 population would have been 8,777 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries

See also



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