Dutton/Dunwich

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

Dutton/Dunwich
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Dutton/Dunwich
Dutton/Dunwich Municipal Hall
Dutton/Dunwich
Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 42°40′N 81°30′W
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyElgin
Formed1998
Government
 • MayorBob Purcell
 • Federal ridingElgin—Middlesex—London
 • Prov. ridingElgin—Middlesex—London
Area
 • Land294.58 km2 (113.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total3,866
 • 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
Canada census – Dutton/Dunwich community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 3,866 (-0.3% from 2011) 3,876 (+1.4% from 2006) 3,821 (+3.4% from 2001)
Land area: 294.58 km2 (113.74 sq mi) 294.64 km2 (113.76 sq mi) 294.63 km2 (113.76 sq mi)
Population density: 13.1/km2 (34/sq mi) 13.2/km2 (34/sq mi) 13.0/km2 (34/sq mi)
Median age: 45.4 (M: 44.7, F: 46.1) 43.2 (M: 42.1, F: 44.2) 40.0 (M: 39.3, F: 40.6)
Total private dwellings: 1,556 1,495 1,456
Median household income: $73,312 $60,226
References: 2016[3] 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19963,603—    
20013,696+2.6%
20063,821+3.4%
20113,876+1.4%
20163,866−0.3%
[7][1]

Population data prior to amalgamation in 1998:

  • Population total in 1996: 3,603
    • Dunwich (township): 2,288
    • Dutton (village): 1,315
  • Population in 1991:
    • Dunwich (township): 2,318
    • Dutton (village): 1,218

Education

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. [8]

Notable people
  • John Kenneth Galbraith, (Scholar, and economic adviser to U.S. President John F. Kennedy) was born in Iona Station, Ontario in 1908 and died 2006.
  • Ellis Wellwood Sifton VC (12 October 1891 – 9 April 1917) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, earned at the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
  • James Dunn (b. 2000), member of Canada's 2018 Paralympic Hockey Team, is from the hamlet of Wallacetown.[9][10]
  • Elaine Keillor (b. 1939), C.M., ARCT, PhD., Hon. Mus. Doc. lived in Wallacetown until her marriage in 1963. See separate Wikipedia entry and www.elainekeillor.ca

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Dutton/Dunwich, Municipality". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  2. "Official Plan-Municipality of Dutton/Dunwich". 2007. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011.
  3. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. "Dunwich-Dutton Public School". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  9. "Para Hockey Player Profile". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  10. nurun.com. "Olympic dream come true". St. Thomas Times-Journal. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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