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Bayham (2011 Population: 6,989) is a municipality in the southeast corner of Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. It is south of the town of Tillsonburg and Oxford County.




History


Bayham was named in 1810 for Viscount Bayham Charles Pratt, a friend of land grant recipient Colonel Talbot. The township was incorporated on January 1, 1850. The villages of Port Burwell and Vienna were incorporated as separate municipalities and separated from the township in 1949 and 1853 respectively.
In 1998, Bayham was re-amalgamated with Port Burwell and Vienna and Eden to form an expanded Municipality of Bayham.




Communities


The municipality comprises the communities of Corinth, Eden, Froggetts Corners, North Hall, Port Burwell, Richmond, Springer's Hill, Straffordville, Vienna and Wadger.




Demographics



In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bayham had a population of 7,096 living in 2,264 of its 2,435 total private dwellings, a change of -4.1% from its 2016 population of 7,396. With a land area of 244.6 km2 (94.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 29.0/km2 (75.1/sq mi) in 2021.




See also


List of townships in Ontario




References






External links



Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Charles Dickens
• Bayham
• Marquess Camden
• John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden
• Michael Bayham
• Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
• Muhammad Jamil Bayham
• Bayham Old Abbey
• Norfolk—Elgin
• Joanna David
• Elgin East (federal electoral district)