- Southwest Middlesex, Ontario
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Southwest Middlesex — Township — 
Southwest MiddlesexCoordinates: 42°45′N 81°42′W / 42.75°N 81.7°WCoordinates: 42°45′N 81°42′W / 42.75°N 81.7°W Country 
CanadaProvince 
OntarioCounty Middlesex Settled Formed January 1, 2001 Government – Mayor Doug Reycraft – Federal riding Lambton—Kent—Middlesex – Prov. riding Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Area[1] – Land 427.92 km2 (165.2 sq mi) Population (2006)[1] – Total 5,890 – Density 13.8/km2 (35.7/sq mi) Time zone EST (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Postal Code N0L, N0M Area code(s) 519 and 226 Website www.southwestmiddlesex.ca Southwest Middlesex is a municipality in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
The restructured municipality of Southwest Middlesex was incorporated on January 1, 2001. This amalgamation joined the Villages of Glencoe and Wardsville with the Townships of Ekfrid and Mosa. Southwest Middlesex had a population of 5,890 in the Canada 2006 Census. Southwest Middlesex is located in the southwest corner of Middlesex County, about halfway between London and Chatham.
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Communities
The township includes the communities of Appin, Ekfrid, Glencoe, Lewis Corners, Macksville, Mayfair, Newbury Station, North Appin Station, North Ekfrid, North Glencoe Station, Riverside, Strathburn, Tate Corners, Wardsville and Woodgreen. It surrounds, but does not include, the independent village of Newbury.
Wardsville was the site of the Battle of Longwoods during the War of 1812.
Demographics
Canada census – Southwest Middlesex, Ontario Community Profile 2006 2001 Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:5890 (-4.1% from 2001)
427.92 km2 (165.22 sq mi)
13.8 /km2 (36 /sq mi)
42.2 (males: 41.5, females: 42.8)
2402
$52,9276144 (-1.0% from 1996)
427.92 km2 (165.22 sq mi)
14.4 /km2 (37 /sq mi)
38.9 (males: 38.4, females: 39.6)
2371
$49,687Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2006: 5890
- Population in 2001: 6144
- Population total in 1996: 6204
References
- ^ a b "Southwest Middlesex 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=3539005&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Southwest%20Middlesex&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ "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 2011-02-16.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- Stott, Greg. Been to North Ekfrid Lately?": the Story of a Crossroads Community in Ontario, Arkona, Ontario: G. Stott Publishing, 2002
External links
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Chatham-Kent West Elgin Dutton/Dunwich Categories:- Municipalities in Middlesex County, Ontario
- Township municipalities in Ontario
- Western Ontario geography stubs
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