Thames Centre Explained

Thames Centre
Official Name:Municipality of Thames Centre
Settlement Type:Municipality (lower-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Settled
Established Title2:Formed
Established Date2:January 1, 2001
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Sharron McMillan
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:433.95
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:13191
Population Density Km2:30.4
Utc Offset:-5
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code:N0L

Thames Centre is a municipality in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, directly east of the City of London.[2] It was formed on January 1, 2001, when the townships of West Nissouri and North Dorchester were amalgamated.[3] It is part of the London census metropolitan area.

Thames Centre includes the Degree Confluence of 43N 81W.

Communities

Communities in the township include: Avon, Belton, Cherry Grove, Crampton, Cobble Hill, Derwent, Devizes, Dorchester, Evelyn, Fanshawe Lake, Friendly Corners, Gladstone, Harrietsville, Kelly Station, Mossley, Nilestown, Oliver, Putnam, Salmonville, Silvermoon, Thorndale (mayor - John Fluttert), Three Bridges, and Wellburn.

Dorchester

Dorchester is the residential and commercial core of the township.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thames Centre had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 433.99km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thames Centre, Municipality . 8 February 2017 . Statistics Canada . June 20, 2019.
  2. Web site: 2019-02-25 . About Thames Centre Thames Centre . 2024-05-26 . www.thamescentre.on.ca . en.
  3. Web site: Thames Centre, ON - Overview . 2024-05-26 . Townfolio . en.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . March 31, 2022.