South-West Oxford, Ontario

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Township of South-West Oxford
Country Canada
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

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