Dutton is a community in the Township of Dutton/Dunwich, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. Dutton is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of St. Thomas.
Dutton | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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  Dutton | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′50″N 81°30′05″W / 42.66389°N 81.50139°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Elgin |
| Municipality | Dutton/Dunwich |
| Amalgamated | 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Purcell |
| • Federal riding | Elgin—Middlesex—London |
| • Prov. riding | Elgin—Middlesex—London |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | N0L |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
Originally part of Dunwich Township, Dutton was originally called Bennettville, then Lisgar. When the Canada Southern Railway was built in 1872, the station was named Dutton Station after the railway's chief engineer.[1] It was shortened to Dutton in 1881 and incorporated as a separate municipality a few years later.
On January 2, 1998, as part of county-wide municipal restructuring, the Village of Dutton was reamalgamated with Dunwich to form Dutton/Dunwich.[2]
References
edit- ^ "HISTORY OF EARLY DUTTON" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Dutton and Dunwich joined officially as one community" (PDF). The Dutton Advance. 1998-01-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
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