Zorra, Ontario

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Country	Canada
Township of Zorra
Province	Ontario
County	Oxford
Government
- Mayor	Margaret E. Lupton
Area (2006) Statistics Canada
- Total	528.78 km² (204.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)Statistics Canada
- Total	8,125
- Density	15.4/km² (39.9/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern Standard Time (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (UTC-4)
Postal Code
Area code(s)	226/519
Website: www.zorra.on.ca

Zorra is a township in Oxford County, situated in south-western Ontario, Canada. A predominantly rural municipality, Zorra was formed in 1975 through the amalgamation of East Nissouri, West Zorra and North Oxford townships.

The township's population increased by 0.9% between the 2001 and 2006 Canadian Census results (from 8052 to 8125). The 2006 census also counted 2,994 dwellings in the township.[1]

1 Government
2 Communities
3 Famous people from Zorra
4 External links

[edit] Government

The municipal government is led by a mayor and a councillor from each of the township's four geographic wards:[2]

Ward 1: Southern portion of township, the former North Oxford township (including Banner, Golspie), excluding Thamesford
Ward 2: Thamesford
Ward 3: Northwest portion of township, the former East Nissouri township (including Kintore, Uniondale)
Ward 4: Northeast portion of township, the former West Zorra township (including Embro, Maplewood)

Margaret E. Lupton is the current mayor, following the November 2006 Ontario municipal elections.

[edit] Communities

The township comprises the communities of Banner, Bennington, Brooksdale, Brown's Corners, Cody's Corners, Dicksons Corners, Dunn's Corner, Embro, Golspie, Granthurst, Harrington, Harrington West, Holiday, Kintore, Lakeside, Maplewood, McConkey, Medina, Rayside, Thamesford, Uniondale, Youngsville and Zorra Station.