Canada
Ontario
Bruce County

Port Elgin

Port Elgin is a community in the town of , , Canada. Its location is in the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Originally named Normanton the town was renamed Port Elgin when it was incorporated in 1874, after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a former Governor General of the Province of Canada.
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  • Type: Town with 7,860 residents
  • Description: community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
  • Also known as: “Normanton”, “Port Elgin, ON”, and “Port Elgin, Ontario”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Port Elgin Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Khanus, Public domain.
This is a list of airports in Ontario. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian province of . Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System. is situated 3 km southwest of Port Elgin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saugeen Shores and Southampton.

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is a town in , , . The town is popular with visitors because of its beaches on Lake Huron, and the availability of summer cottages.

Town
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is a community on the shores of in Bruce County, , . It is close to Port Elgin and is located at the mouth of the in the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory. is situated 7 km north of Port Elgin.

Port Elgin

Latitude
44.43588° or 44° 26′ 9″ north
Longitude
-81.38895° or 81° 23′ 20″ west
Population
7,860
Elevation
201 metres (659 feet)
Open location code
86PWCJP6+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1614511444
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6111745
Wiki­data ID
Q7230598
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Port Elgin” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Port Elgin”
  • Cebuano: “Port Elgin”
  • Chinese: “埃爾金港”
  • Dutch: “Port Elgin”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پورت ايلجين اونتاريو”
  • French: “Port Elgin”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Port Elgin”
  • Spanish: “Port Elgin (Ontario)”
  • Spanish: “Port Elgin”
  • Swedish: “Port Elgin, Ontario”
  • Swedish: “Port Elgin”

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