Malahide is a township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 in Elgin County

Elgin County, Ontario

Elgin County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario with a current population of approximately 46,000. The county seat is St. Thomas.It consists of:*Town of Aylmer*Municipality of Bayham*Municipality of Central Elgin...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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.

History

Malahide Township was named for Malahide Castle

Malahide Castle

Malahide Castle, parts of which date to the 12th century, lies, with over of remaining estate parkland , close to the village of Malahide, nine miles north of Dublin in Ireland.-History:...

 in Malahide

Malahide

Malahide is a coastal suburban town, near Dublin city, located in the administrative county of Fingal, within the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. It has a village-like centre and extensive residential areas to the south, west and northwest.-Name:...

, Ireland

Ireland

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, birthplace of land grant administrator Colonel Thomas Talbot

Thomas Talbot (Upper Canada)

Colonel Thomas Talbot was born at Malahide Castle in Ireland near Dublin He was the fourth son of Richard Talbot and his wife Margaret Talbot, 1st Baroness Talbot of Malahide...

 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

Ontario Police College

The Ontario Police College is located in Malahide Township, just east of Aylmer, in Elgin County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.-Programs:...

 is located in Malahide, at the site of the former Royal Canadian Air Force Station Aylmer

RCAF Station Aylmer

RCAF Station Aylmer was a Royal Canadian Air Force training base that was established on July 3, 1941 just north-east of Aylmer, Ontario, Canada. It was one of many built across Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during World War II....

, 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

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

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 Census:

• Population: 8,828
• % Change (2001-2006): + 0.6
• Dwellings: 2,889
• Area (km²): 395.07
• Density (persons per km²): 22.3

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 8828
• Population in 2001: 8809 (or 8777 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries)
• Population total in 1996: 8891
  • Malahide (township): 6255
  • South Dorchester (township): 1889
  • Springfield (village): 741
• Population in 1991:
  • Malahide (township): 6000
  • South Dorchester (township): 1887
  • Springfield (village): 627

External links

• Township of Malahide