Plympton–Wyoming

Plympton-Wyoming
—  Town  —
Nickname(s): The Hub of Lambton County
Plympton-Wyoming
Coordinates: 43°01′N 82°05′W / 43.017°N 82.083°W / 43.017; -82.083Coordinates: 43°01′N 82°05′W / 43.017°N 82.083°W / 43.017; -82.083
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Lambton
Settled
Formed	2001
Government
– Mayor	Lonny Napper
– Federal riding	Sarnia—Lambton
– Prov. riding	Sarnia—Lambton
Area[1]
– Land	318.76 km2 (123.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	7,506
– Density	23.5/km2 (60.9/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	N0N 1T0
Area code(s)	519 and 226
Website	plympton-wyoming.com

Plympton-Wyoming is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Lambton County immediately east of Sarnia. It is the seat of the Lambton County Council.^[2]

The town was created in 2001, amalgamating the township of Plympton with the formerly independent village of Wyoming. The town's first mayor was Patricia Davidson, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton. Davidson also served as mayor of the village of Wyoming for ten years prior to her election as mayor of the amalgamated town. Davidson was succeeded as mayor by former town councillor and deputy mayor Lonny Napper in March 2006.

The name Wyoming derives from the Munsee name xwé:wamənk, meaning "at the big river flat."

Demographics

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:^[1]

• Population 2006: 7,506
• Population 2001: 7,359
• % Change (2001 to 2006): 2.0
• Median income [Ontario]: $29,589 [$27,258]
• Median income - all census families [Ontario]: $77,933 [$69,156]
• Median income - couple households with children [Ontario]: $99,950 [$87,960]
• Dwellings: 3,066
• Average value of owned dwelling [Ontario]: $210,945 [$297,479]
• Area (km²): 318.76
• Density (persons per km²): 23.5

Population trend:^[3]

• Population in 2006: 7506
• Population in 2001: 7359
• Population total in 1996: 7344
  • Plympton (township): 5247
  • Wyoming (village): 2131
• Population in 1991:
  • Plympton (township): 5275
  • Wyoming (village): 2071

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Plympton-Wyoming 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=3538035&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Plympton-Wyoming&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-02-22. 
2. ^ "Contact Us - The Corporation of the County of Lambton". http://www.lambtononline.com/contact_us. Retrieved 2006-11-19. 
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Town of Plympton-Wyoming