Southwest Middlesex, Ontario Explained

Southwest Middlesex
Official Name:Municipality of Southwest Middlesex
Settlement Type:Municipality (lower-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:CAN ON Middlesex#Canada Southern Ontario
Coordinates:42.75°N -123°W
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:Allan Mayhew
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:427.88
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5723
Population Density Km2:13.4
Utc Offset:-5
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code:N0L, N0M
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 Village of Glencoe and the Village of Wardsville with the Townships of Ekfrid and Mosa. Southwest Middlesex had a population of 5,723 in the Canada 2016 Census. Southwest Middlesex is located in the southwest corner of Middlesex County, about halfway between London and Chatham.

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, Tait’s Corners, Wardsville and Woodgreen. It surrounds, but does not include, the independent village of Newbury. The township administrative offices are located in Glencoe.

Wardsville was the site of the Battle of Longwoods during the War of 1812.

Transportation

Canadian National Railway's Longwood Subdivision passes through Southwest Middlesex. A signpost for Appin is at mile 23 of the Longwood Sub.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Southwest Middlesex had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 427.82km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Southwest Middlesex, Municipality . 8 February 2017 . Statistics Canada . June 20, 2019.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . March 31, 2022.