Malahide, Ontario Explained

Malahide
Official Name:Township of Malahide
Settlement Type:Township (lower-tier)
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Elgin
Government Type:Township
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Dominique Giguère
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Elgin—Middlesex—London
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Elgin—Middlesex—London
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1810
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1998 (current form)
Area Land Km2:395.05
Population As Of:2016
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:9292
Population Density Km2:23.5
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:42.7928°N -80.9361°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code span
Postal Code:N0L
Area Code:519, 226, 548

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 living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 394.27km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Malahide, Township . 8 February 2017 . . June 11, 2019.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.