Dutton/Dunwich is a municipality located in western Elgin County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.

Dutton/Dunwich
Municipality of Dutton/Dunwich
Dutton/Dunwich Municipal Hall
Dutton/Dunwich Municipal Hall
Dutton/Dunwich is located in Southern Ontario
Dutton/Dunwich
Dutton/Dunwich
Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 42°40′N 81°30′W / 42.667°N 81.500°W / 42.667; -81.500
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyElgin
Formed1998
Government
 • MayorMike Hentz
 • Federal ridingElgin—Middlesex—London
 • Prov. ridingElgin—Middlesex—London
Area
 • Land294.58 km2 (113.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
3,866
 • Density13.1/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0L
Area code(s)519 and 226
Websitewww.duttondunwich.on.ca
Village of Dutton

The municipality was formed in 1998 through an amalgamation of the Village of Dutton and former Township of Dunwich. It includes the Hamlets of Wallacetown, Duttona Beach, and the western parts of both Iona and Iona Station. It is bisected both by Highway 401 and by the rail lines of the Penn Central Railroad and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.[2]

Dutton/Dunwich has a large farming community involving a variety of agricultural methods. The region is primarily made up of inhabitants of English ancestry, with minorities of Scottish, Portuguese, and Dutch heritage.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dutton/Dunwich had a population of 4,152 living in 1,596 of its 1,677 total private dwellings, a change of 7.4% from its 2016 population of 3,866. With a land area of 294.38 km2 (113.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.1/km2 (36.5/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Canada census – Dutton/Dunwich community profile
202120162011
Population4,152 (+7.4% from 2016)3,866 (-0.3% from 2011)3,876 (+1.4% from 2006)
Land area294.38 km2 (113.66 sq mi)294.58 km2 (113.74 sq mi)294.64 km2 (113.76 sq mi)
Population density14.1/km2 (37/sq mi)13.1/km2 (34/sq mi)13.2/km2 (34/sq mi)
Median age44.0 (M: 42.0, F: 45.6)45.4 (M: 44.7, F: 46.1)43.2 (M: 42.1, F: 44.2)
Private dwellings1,677 (total)  1,596 (occupied)1,556 (total)  1,495 (total) 
Median household income$90,000$73,312
References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19963,603—    
20013,696+2.6%
20063,821+3.4%
20113,876+1.4%
20163,866−0.3%
20214,152+7.4%
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Education

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Dunwich-Dutton Public School is located in the village of Dutton, and managed by the Thames Valley District School Board. The school was built in 1927 and was a high school, until June 1952. It became a K-8 school in January 1953, and was restructured again in September 1973, from when it has educated in K-6.In 2016 the school was once again changed to a JK-8 school following the closure of WESES.[10]

Tyrconnell

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Tyrconnell is a ghost town located south of Wallacetown. Settled in 1809, the mill settlement lost out to Port Burwell and Port Stanley when railways extended to the area in the 1850s.[11]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Dutton/Dunwich, Municipality". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Official Plan-Municipality of Dutton/Dunwich". 2007. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  6. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. ^ "Dunwich-Dutton Public School". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Tyrconnell (Ghost Town)".
  12. ^ "Para Hockey Player Profile". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  13. ^ nurun.com. "Olympic dream come true". St. Thomas Times-Journal. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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