South-West Oxford, Ontario
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Township of South-West Oxford | |
Country | Canada |
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Province | Ontario |
County | Oxford |
Government | |
- Mayor | Jim Hayes |
Population (2006)Statistics Canada | |
- Total | 7,589 |
Time zone | Eastern Standard Time (EST) (UTC-5) |
- Summer (DST) | Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (UTC-4) |
Postal Code | |
Area code(s) | 226/519 |
Website: [1] |
South-West Oxford is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Oxford County. The township had a population of 7,589 in the 2006 Canadian census.
[edit] Communities[1]
- Beachville
- The first game of baseball was played in this community on 4 June 1838, a year before the Cooperstown Game. The Beachville Club and the Zorras were the teams playing on this occasion.[2]
- Brownsville
- Brownsville Station
- Centreville
- Culloden
- Delmer
- Dereham Centre
- Foldens
- Hagles Corners
- Mount Elgin
- Located along Highway 19, south of Salford and north of Ostrander. The municipal offices of South-West Oxford are located in Mount Elgin.
- Ostrander
- Salford
- A small village along Highway 19 consisting of approximately 50 households. It is surrounded by agricultural land and the Oxford landfill to the east. The extent of its commercial infrastructure is a gasbar/garage which suffered a fire in 2004, and a post office/variety store/cheese museum, which was opened and originally owned by Fred & Goldie Gillies, though it was sold during the 1980s. In addition, there was once a dairy and cheese mill, which was closed and now lies derelict. Other notable buildings include two churches, one which was recently closed due to a lack of funding, and the Salford Community Centre with a ball diamond. Salford was the birthplace of Aimee Semple McPherson.
- Sweaburg
- Sweaburg is located a few minutes southwest of Woodstock. Its main intersection is Sweaburg Road and Dodge Line. It currently has a public school for students up to grade three, a united church and cemetery, a ball diamond, and a Dairy Mart.
- Verschoyle
- Zenda