Palmerston, Ontario
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| Established: | 1875 |
| Area: | 2.90 [1] km² |
| Population: -Community
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| Population density: | 868.3/km² |
| Time zone: | Eastern: UTC -5 |
| Postal code span: | N0G 2P0 |
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Latitude: |
43°50′N 80°50′W |
| Elevation: | 334 m MSL |
| Government | |
| Mayor: | None, see Town of Minto. |
| Governing body: | Town of Minto Council |
| Town of Minto website | |
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Palmerston (population 2,518[1] as of 2001) is a community located at the south end of the Town of Minto, Ontario, in northern part of Wellington County in southern Ontario, Canada. Palmerston was originally a separate town, but was amalgamated with other communities to create the Town of Minto.
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[edit] History
Which came first; the town or the railroad? In its original concept the railroad was to run from Guelph to Harriston and would not have gone through Palmerston. Listowel needed to be linked to the railroad and it was decided to bend the route toward Listowel. It was also decided that a yard with maintenance shops would be needed.
There was not a town called Palmerston at the time. When the railroads were planning their routes it was common practice for towns or communities to provide bonuses to the railroads to encourage them to lay the track through or close to their towns, as this could increase the prosperity of the area.
When the railroad decided to build a junction and maintenance sheds between Guelph, Harriston and Listowel, this also included a station. One of the active supporters of bonuses to the railroad was John McDermott, Reeve of Wallace and because of this support the railways decided to let McDermot name the station. He named it Palmerston in 1870 in honour of Henry John Temple, the future third Viscount Palmerston. As soon as the railroad decided where it would build people started buying property around it for businesses and homes. Unofficially, a town was coming into existence.
[edit] Education
Minto has public schools situated in Harriston, Clifford and Palmerston. Norwell District Secondary School is the secondary school for Minto and surrounding areas as governed by the Upper Grand District School Board. The schools located in Palmerston are:
- Palmerston Public School (K-8, with French immersion)
- Norwell District Secondary School - Sports: Redmen
[edit] Trivia
The entire town is served by the single postal code of 'N0G 2P0'; a self-effacing mnemonic for the code reads as No 0ne Goes 2 (to) Palmerston, 0ntario.
