The Municipality of Arran–Elderslie is a township in Bruce County in Western Ontario, Canada. The township is located at the headwaters of the Sauble River, and the Saugeen River forms the northwestern boundary.
The municipality was formed on January 1, 1999, through the amalgamation of Arran Township, Elderslie Township, Chesley Town, Tara Village, and Paisley Village.
Communities
The township comprises the communities of:
Allenford Arkwright Arranvale Arran Lake Burgoyne Chesley Dobbinton Dreamland Dunblane Ellengowan Elsinore Gillies Hill Invermay Kelly's Corners Lockerby Mount Hope Paisley Salem Salisbury Tara Vesta Williscroft
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Arran–Elderslie had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population total in 1996: 6,851 Arran (township): 1,707 Chesley (town): 1,904 Elderslie (township): 1,231 Paisley (village): 1,106 Tara (village): 903 Population in 1991: Arran (township): 1,690 Chesley (town): 1,852 Elderslie (township): 1,219 Paisley (village): 1,102 Tara (village): 848
See also List of municipalities in Ontario Bruce County municipal elections, 2010 List of townships in Ontario
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