West Elgin - Municipality, Ontario, Canada



Population in 2011: 5,157
Population in 2006: 5,349
Population in 2001: 5,464
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:  -3.6%
Province:  5.7%
2001 to 2006 population change
This municipality:  -2.1%
Province:  6.6%

Total private dwellings: 2,233
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,106
Land area (km2): 322.52

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

16.0
Nearby towns and cities:

14.1
West Elgin population and dwellings statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

24,583 CAD
Province:

29,335 CAD
Median income in 2005
This municipality:

24,184 CAD
Province:

27,258 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This municipality:

9.5%
Province:

14.7%

Composition of total income in this municipality

Earnings and income details for West Elgin

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

62.5%
Province:

67.1%
Employment rate
This municipality:

59.8%
Province:

62.8%
Unemployment rate
Here:

4.4%
Province:

6.4%

Labour force activity in this municipality

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this municipality

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This municipality:

46.5
Province:

40.4
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

84.3%
Ontario:

83.0%
Age characteristics of West Elgin

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 60
Here:

1.1%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 20
Here:

0.8%
Province:

22.7%
Female: 35
This municipality:

1.3%
Ontario:

23.0%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 60
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 35
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 30
This municipality:

1.1%
Ontario:

2.0%

West Elgin Minority Population Characteristics

This municipality citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 2,755
Here:

63.4%
Ontario:

57.7%
Male: 1,380
Here:

63.9%
Province:

59.8%
Female: 1,380
This municipality:

63.0%
Ontario:

55.7%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 1,590
This municipality:

36.6%
Province:

42.3%
Male: 785
This municipality:

36.3%
Province:

40.2%
Female: 805
This municipality:

36.8%
Ontario:

44.3%

West Elgin - Marital Status

West Elgin marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this municipality

Households types in this municipality

Average family income in West Elgin in 2005

West Elgin families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in West Elgin

First official language spoken in West Elgin

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this municipality

Mobility status in 2006

West Elgin - Place of residence in 2005

West Elgin - Place of residence in 2001

West Elgin mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this municipality

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in West Elgin

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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