South-West Oxford

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.

Communities

The township includes the following communities within its boundaries:^[2]

• 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.^[3] The postal code for Beachville is N0J1A0.
• Brownsville
• Brownsville Station
• Centreville
• Culloden
• Delmer
• Dereham Centre
  • The municipal offices of South-West Oxford are located in Dereham Centre.
• Foldens
• Hagles Corners
• Mount Elgin
  • Located along Highway 19, south of Salford and north of Ostrander.
• 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. 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 5 km southwest of Woodstock. Its main intersection is Sweaburg Road and Dodge Line (County Roads 12 and 41). It had a public school for students up to grade three (until 2009), Sweaburg United Church and cemetery, a ball diamond, and a convenience store.
• Verschoyle
• Zenda

Demographics

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2006: 7589
• Population in 2001: 7782
• Population in 1996: 8441 (or 7788 when adjusted to 2001 boundaries)
• Population in 1991: 8514

References

External links

• South West Oxford
• Oxford County
• Information Oxford