The Municipality of Central Elgin was formed in 1998, through the amalgamation of the Township of Yarmouth with the Villages of Belmont and Port Stanley. Central Elgin is located in southwestern Ontario, in the heart of Elgin County, with a population of nearly 15,000 people.

Communities within Central Elgin include:

  • Belmont
  • Dexter
  • Lawton's Corners
  • Lyndale
  • Lynhurst
  • Mapleton
  • New Sarum
  • Norman  
  • Port Stanley
  • Sparta
  • Union
  • Whites
  • Yarmouth Centre

Wards

The Municipal is sectioned off into 5 wards and is governed by a mayor, deputy mayor and 5 councillors for each ward. To view the ward boundaries, please see the interactive map below.

 

Central Elgin Symbols

Municipal Crest

The Municipal Crest was derived from the field of the coat of arms.

  • The wavy white lines on the shield represent the three significant geographic features within the Municipality: Lake Erie, Kettle Creek and Catfish Creek
  • The ears of corn and the fish located in the centre of the shield represent Central Elgin's predecessor municipalities: the agricultural roots of the Township of Yarmouth and the Village of Belmont, and the fishing heritage of the Village of Port Stanley
  • The sail represents Central Elgin 's marine ties with the lake

Central Elgin Crest

Municipal Coat of Arms
In the Municipal Coat of Arms...
  • The wavy white lines on the shield represent the three significant geographic features within the Municipality: Lake Erie, Kettle Creek and Catfish Creek
  • The ears of corn and the fish located in the centre of the shield represent Central Elgin's predecessor municipalities: the agricultural roots of the Township of Yarmouth and the Village of Belmont, and the fishing heritage of the Village of Port Stanley
  • The sail represents Central Elgin 's marine ties with the lake
  • The St. Andrew's (saltire) cross on the sail is symbolic of the family of Lord Elgin
  • The mythical creatures on either side of the shield: horse/fish and deer/fish show the Municipality's ties to both the land and Lake Erie
  • The horse represents work horses that pulled ploughs across the fields of Yarmouth Township
  • The deer was found on the Coat of Arms of the Village of Port Stanley, symbolizing the family of Lord Stanley for whom the community was named

The Coat of Arms were granted in 1999 by the Governor General, the Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc, exercising the armorial prerogative of Her Majesty the Queen.

Central Elgin Coat of Arms