West Lorne, Ontario
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West Lorne is a community in southwestern Ontario, approximately 45 km southwest of London, Ontario. It is part of the Municipality of West Elgin. Its coördinates are 42°36'N, 81°36'W. According to the 2001 Census, its population in 2001 was approximately 1400.
West Lorne was incorporated as a Village in 1908. It became a part of the Municipality of West Elgin through municipal restructuring in 1998.
West Lorne is home to western Elgin County's only high school, West Elgin Secondary School.
West Lorne is linked by Elgin County Road 76 to the 401, a major arterial highway link in Ontario affording easy access to Windsor, Chatham, St. Thomas, London, Brantford, Toronto, and many other places.
Local agriculture includes dairy farming, mixed farming, fruit growing and a sizeable tobacco industry. The town of West Lorne was greatly influenced by the railroad that crosses through the heart of the village. The railroad provided jobs for the first residents of the area. There is also some light manufacturing in the town.
West Lorne is home to the West Lorne Lakers, a junior hockey team that plays in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
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