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21-894: Thames Centre is a municipality in Middlesex County , Ontario , Canada, directly east of the City of London . It was formed on January 1, 2001, when the townships of West Nissouri and North Dorchester were amalgamated. It is part of the London census metropolitan area . Thames Centre includes the Degree Confluence of 43N 81W. 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

42-414: A large house called Mayfair Castle that had marble imported from Italy. Mayfair Castle costed $ 7000 to build at a time when the average brick house costed $ 1000 to build. The post office closed in 1914 and today Mayfair is a ghosttown with only the former Baptist Church and Mayfair Castle still standing. In 1829, a hamlet was founded at Strathburn that had a school by 1840. A church was founded in 1844 and

63-500: A population of 500,563 living in 204,157 of its 216,736 total private dwellings, a change of 9.9% from its 2016 population of 455,526 . With a land area of 3,317.76 km (1,280.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 150.9/km (390.8/sq mi) in 2021. Middlesex County has 38,231 people over the age of 15, with 45% of them working in the same municipality as the one they live in. That implies that more than 50% of them commute to other municipalities. Members of

84-525: A post office opened in 1852. By 1963, Strathburn had become a ghost town with only home inhabited and all the rest abandoned.. The historic townships of the County (including those originally part of Huron County marked in red) are shown below: London , when it became a city in 1855, separated from Middlesex County, and it expanded later in stages: As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Middlesex County had

105-473: Is a particularly significant part of the economy since "Huron leads all counties and regions in Ontario in total value of production; and it also exceeds the production totals of several provinces". Huron County comprises nine lower-tier municipalities (in order of population): The boundaries of the county's municipalities have been in effect since 2001, after the provincial government imposed mergers throughout

126-565: Is the city of London , although the city is politically independent from the county. The Middlesex census division , which consists of the county together with the City of London and three First Nations reserves, had a population of 500,563 in 2021. Part of the county is also included in the London census metropolitan area . Middlesex County is composed of eight incorporated municipalities (in order of population): First Nations reserves located within

147-463: Is the residential and commercial core of the township. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Thames Centre had a population of 13,980 living in 5,186 of its 5,316 total private dwellings, a change of 6% from its 2016 population of 13,191 . With a land area of 433.99 km (167.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 32.2/km (83.4/sq mi) in 2021. Middlesex County, Ontario The county seat

168-523: The County Council are the mayors (or reeves) of the municipalities of Adelaide Metcalfe, Lucan Biddulph, Middlesex Centre, North Middlesex, Southwest Middlesex, Strathroy-Caradoc and Thames Centre as well as the Village of Newbury. Centres with a population exceeding 5,000 also get an additional seat for their deputy mayors. The head of council is one of its members who is elected as reeve for a one year term by

189-517: The Middlesex census division but separate from Middlesex County: The area was originally organized as Suffolk County , created in July 1792 by Governor John Simcoe by his first proclamation issued at Kingston, which also defined it as a constituency for the purposes of returning a member to the new Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada , and was described as having the following territory: ... bounded on

210-600: The Thames would be best suited as the future site of the provincial capital. The names London in Middlesex were considered more appropriate for this. Suffolk County was reorganized as Middlesex County, as part of the London District , in 1798 by the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada , consisting of the townships of London, Westminster, Dorchester, Yarmouth, Southwold, Dunwich, Aldborough and Delaware. Middlesex County

231-421: The councillors. Huron County, Ontario Huron County is a county of the province of Ontario , Canada . It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron , in the southwest part of the province. The county seat is Goderich , also the county's largest community. The population reported in the 2021 Census for this predominantly agricultural area with many villages and small towns

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252-568: The current Warden is Glen McNeil. Most of the population of the county resides in the Huron—Bruce , formerly Huron and Huron—Middlesex, federal electoral district. The majority also reside in the Huron—Bruce (provincial electoral district) formerly known as Huron and Huron—Middlesex. The county's Official Plan (2015) addresses the following issues: "agriculture, community services, the economy, natural environment, extractive resources, and settlement patterns." According to this document, agriculture

273-547: The dissolution of the United Counties on January 1, 1867, with Huron and Bruce County becoming separate counties for all purposes. The Huron County Council consists of fifteen members from the nine area municipalities to ensure that each is represented on this council. Each year, a Warden is elected from the group; this individual chairs meetings and represents the County at various functions. Elected to Ashfeild-Colborne-Wawanosh Council in 2014, and acclaimed as Mayor in 2018,

294-454: The east by the county of Norfolk , on the south by lake Erie , until it meets the carrying-place from point au Pins unto the Thames , on the west by the said carrying-place, thence up the said river Thames until it meets the northwesternmost boundary of the county of Norfolk. Simcoe toured the southwestern portion of the province's territory in early 1793 and concluded that the lower forks of

315-612: The following counties (as outlined in red): Legislation was passed by the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in 1838 to authorize the separation of the county from the London District and constitute it as the Huron District . The county was extended northward in 1840, upon the survey of a new range of townships on its northern boundary, beginning with Ashfield Township, and later including Wawanosh, Morris, Grey and Elma. The District itself came into being in October 1841. Huron County

336-487: The territory of the Bruce Peninsula withdrawn and annexed to Waterloo County . The townships were distributed as follows: The Bruce Peninsula was later returned to Bruce in 1851. The County of Perth was given its own Provisional Municipal Council at that time, and was separated from the United Counties in 1853. Several townships were transferred to Middlesex County: Legislation was passed in 1866 to provide for

357-570: Was 61,366 in a land area of 3,398 square kilometres. Of the total population, 7,881 reside in Goderich . The portion of the Huron Tract ceded to the Canada Company was established as the "County of Huron" in 1835, with the exception of certain townships that were transferred to other counties: In 1835, the county was declared to consist of the following townships: They have since devolved to

378-461: Was a village at Ekfrid Station that had a blacksmith's shop, a gristmill and a store that was created by the Grand Truck railroad. Today it is ghost town as the post office closed on 31 January 1914 and the railroad station in 1950. Another settlement existed at Mayfair that was founded in 1854. Mayfair had by the 1880s a tavern, two cheese factories, a sawmill, a blacksmith, a painter, a tailor, and

399-595: Was continued for electoral purposes in 1845, and the District was extended northwards as far as the Bruce Peninsula in 1846. The District (which existed for judicial and municipal purposes) was abolished at the beginning of 1850. Legislation passed later in the same session of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada provided for the county to be reconstituted as the United Counties of Huron, Perth and Bruce, with

420-401: Was expanded several times thereafter, starting in 1821 with the addition of the townships of Moza, Ecfrid (sic) , Carradoc (sic) and Lobo. Adelaide Township came from the Huron Tract in 1835, and Williams Township was withdrawn from Huron County and annexed to Middlesex in 1845. In 1837, Bayham and Malahide Townships were transferred to Middlesex from Norfolk County . Metcalfe Township

441-661: Was formed from the north part of Ekfrid and the south part of Adelaide in 1845. Upon the abolition of the London District in January 1850, Middlesex County was constituted for municipal purposes. The County was reorganized as the United Counties of Middlesex and Elgin in 1851, with its townships divided thus: Elgin County was separated from Middlesex in September 1853. The townships of Biddulph and McGillivray were withdrawn from Huron County and annexed to Middlesex in 1862. There

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