Wallacetown, Ontario
| Dutton/Dunwich | |
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| Municipality (lower-tier) | |
| Municipality of Dutton/Dunwich | |
Dutton/Dunwich Municipal Hall
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 Dutton/Dunwich
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| Coordinates: 42°40′N 81°30′W / 42.667°N 81.500°WCoordinates: 42°40′N 81°30′W / 42.667°N 81.500°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County | Elgin |
| Formed | 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cameron McWilliam |
| • Federal riding | Elgin—Middlesex—London |
| • Prov. riding | Elgin—Middlesex—London |
| Area | |
| • Land | 294.64 km2 (113.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,876 |
| • Density | 13.2/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | N0L |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| Website | www |
Dutton/Dunwich is a municipality located in western Elgin County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.
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.
Dutton/Dunwich houses a large farming community involving a variety of agricultural methods. The region is primarily made up of inhabitants of English ancestry, with minorities of Scotch, Portuguese, and Dutch heritage.
Population trend:
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.
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