South-West Oxford

South-West Oxford
—  Township  —
South-West Oxford
Coordinates: 42°57′N 80°48′W / 42.95°N 80.8°W / 42.95; -80.8Coordinates: 42°57′N 80°48′W / 42.95°N 80.8°W / 42.95; -80.8
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Oxford
Settled
Formed	1975
Government
– Mayor	David Mayberry
– Federal riding	Oxford
– Prov. riding	Oxford
Area[1]
– Land	370.63 km2 (143.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	7,589
– Density	20.5/km2 (53.1/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	N0J
Area code(s)	519 and 226
Website	www.swox.org

South-West Oxford is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Oxford County. The township had a population of 7,589 in the 2006 Canadian census.

Communities

The township includes the following communities within its boundaries:^[2]

• Beachville
  • The first game of baseball was played in this community on 4 June 1838, a year before the Cooperstown Game. The Beachville Club and the Zorras were the teams playing on this occasion.^[3] The postal code for Beachville is N0J1A0.
• Brownsville
• Brownsville Station
• Centreville
• Culloden
• Delmer
• Dereham Centre
  • The municipal offices of South-West Oxford are located in Dereham Centre.
• Foldens
• Hagles Corners
• Mount Elgin
  • Located along Highway 19, south of Salford and north of Ostrander.
• Ostrander
• Salford
  • A small village along Highway 19 consisting of approximately 50 households. It is surrounded by agricultural land and the Oxford landfill to the east. The extent of its commercial infrastructure is a gasbar/garage which suffered a fire in 2004, and a post office/variety store/cheese museum. In addition, there was once a dairy and cheese mill, which was closed and now lies derelict. Other notable buildings include two churches, one which was recently closed due to a lack of funding, and the Salford Community Centre with a ball diamond. Salford was the birthplace of Aimee Semple McPherson.
• Sweaburg
  • Sweaburg is located 5 km southwest of Woodstock. Its main intersection is Sweaburg Road and Dodge Line (County Roads 12 and 41). It had a public school for students up to grade three (until 2009), Sweaburg United Church and cemetery, a ball diamond, and a convenience store.
• Verschoyle
• Zenda

Demographics

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2006: 7589
• Population in 2001: 7782
• Population in 1996: 8441 (or 7788 when adjusted to 2001 boundaries)
• Population in 1991: 8514

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "South-West Oxford community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3532012&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=South-West%20Oxford&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
2. ^ Township of South-West Oxford
3. ^ Beachville District Museum
4. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-02-09. 
5. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. 
6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• South West Oxford
• Oxford County
• Information Oxford