Arran–Elderslie

The Municipality of Arran–Elderslie is a township in Bruce County in Western Ontario, Canada. The township is located at the headwaters of the Sauble River, and the Saugeen River forms the northwestern boundary.

Communities
The township comprises the communities of Allenford, Arkwright, Arranvale, Arran Lake, Burgoyne, Chesley, Dobbinton, Dreamland, Dunblane, Ellengowan, Elsinore, Gillies Hill, Invermay, Kelly's Corners, Lockerby, Mount Hope, Paisley, Salem, Salisbury, Tara, Vesta and Williscroft.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Arran–Elderslie had a population of $6,913$ living in $2,782$ of its $2,998$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $6,803$. With a land area of 458.76 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Population trend:
 * Population in 2016: 6,803
 * Population in 2011: 6,810
 * Population in 2006: 6,747
 * Population in 2001: 6,577
 * Population total in 1996: 6,851
 * Arran (township): 1,707
 * Chesley (town): 1,904
 * Elderslie (township): 1,231
 * Paisley (village): 1,106
 * Tara (village): 903
 * Population in 1991:
 * Arran (township): 1,690
 * Chesley (town): 1,852
 * Elderslie (township): 1,219
 * Paisley (village): 1,102
 * Tara (village): 848