Zorra Explained

Zorra
Official Name:Township of Zorra
Settlement Type:Township (lower-tier)
Image Blank Emblem:Logo of Zorra Township, Canada.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Logo
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:43.15°N -137°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oxford
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Marcus Ryan
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Oxford
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Oxford
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:1975
Area Land Km2:528.94
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:8,138
Population Density Km2:15.4
Timezone:Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:N0J, N0M
Area Code:519, 226, 548
Website:www.zorra.on.ca

Zorra is a township in Oxford County, situated in south-western Ontario, Canada. A predominantly rural municipality, Zorra was formed in 1975 through the amalgamation of East Nissouri, West Zorra and North Oxford townships. It is best known for the Highland Games weekend held each summer in Embro, celebrating the heritage of the Scottish pioneer families which grew from the 1830s to form nearly a quarter of the county's population.

Government

The municipal government is led by a mayor and a councillor from each of the township's four geographic wards:[2]

Marcus Ryan is the current mayor, following the 2018 Ontario municipal elections.[3]

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Banner, Bennington, Brooksdale, Brown's Corners, Cody's Corners, Dicksons Corners, Dunn's Corner, Embro, Golspie, Granthurst, Harrington, Harrington West, Holiday, Kintore, Lakeside, Maplewood, McConkey, Medina, Rayside, Thamesford, Uniondale, Youngsville, and Zorra Station.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Zorra had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 529.19km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

Cultural resources

Schools include the Zorra Highland Park Public School, Thamesford Public School, A. J. Baker Public School and St. Joseph's Catholic School.

Attractions

Famous people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zorra census profile . Statistics Canada . . 8 February 2017 . February 25, 2019.
  2. Corporation of the Township of Zorra, Township Council
  3. Web site: Certificate of election results. 23 October 2018. February 10, 2018. 10 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190210044542/http://www.zorra.on.ca/Portals/8/Documents/Election/2018/2018%20certified%20election%20results.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.
  5. Web site: Oxford County Library > Branches & hours > Thamesford. www.ocl.net. April 20, 2016.
  6. Web site: Embro Highland Games . Zorra Caledonian Society . June 25, 2019.
  7. Web site: Embro Truck and Tractor Pull. June 25, 2019.
  8. Web site: Wienerfest Home County Festival. June 25, 2019.
  9. Web site: Garagefest . Facebook . June 25, 2019.
  10. Web site: Embro Fair . Embro & Zorra Agricultural Society. June 25, 2019.
  11. Web site: Seeing red. cbc.ca. January 3, 2022.

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