Thames Centre

Thames Centre
—  Township  —
Thames Centre
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Middlesex
Settled
Formed January 1, 2001
Government
 • Mayor Jim Maudsley
 • Federal riding Elgin—Middlesex—London
 • Prov. riding Elgin—Middlesex—London
Area[1]
 • Land 433.80 km2 (167.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 13,085
 • Density 30.2/km2 (78.2/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code N0L
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.thamescentre.on.ca

Thames Centre, Ontario, Canada, is a municipality in Middlesex County, directly west of the City of London. It was formed on January 1, 2001, when the townships of West Nissouri and North Dorchester were amalgamated.

Thames Centre includes the Degree Confluence of 43N 81W.

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Communities

Dorchester is the residential and commercial core of the township. Every year, there are many events held in Dorchester such as the Dorchester Fair, the Dorchester Car Show, the Donneybrook Dash, and Friday Night Tradition. The Donnybrook Fiddle and Step Dance Competition has become an annual event held at the fairgrounds every Civic Long Weekend. This event brings fiddlers and steppers from all over the province and the North Eastern United States. Also, scouts from all over Canada and the USA attend a camporee called the Dorchester International Brotherhood Camporee (DIBC). The camporee attracts as many as 4,000 scouts and girl guides from Canada and the US every year. The camp is held annually on Mothers Day weekend, with its 22nd installment set to take place in May 2011.[2] Dorchester is also home to the only high school in North America with the Beaver as their mascot, Lord Dorchester Secondary School.

Smaller communities in the township include: Putnam, Avon, Belton, Cherry Grove, Crampton, Cobble Hill, Derwent, Devizes, Evelyn, Fanshawe Lake, Friendly Corners, Gladstone, Harrietsville, Kelly Station, Mossley, Nilestown, Oliver, Salmonville, Silvermoon, Thorndale, Three Bridges, and Wellburn.

Demographics

Canada census – Thames Centre Community Profile
  2006 2001  

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:

13,085 (4.9% from 2001)
433.80 km2 (167.49 sq mi)
30.2 /km2 (78 /sq mi)
41.0 (males: 40.6, females: 41.3)
4695
$79,299

12,473 (2.9% from 1996)
433.80 km2 (167.49 sq mi)
28.8 /km2 (75 /sq mi)
38.9 (males: 38.8, females: 39.0)
4416
$66,675
References: 2006[3] 2001[4]

Population trend:[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Thames Centre community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3539027&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Middlesex&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
  2. ^ Dorchester International Brotherhood Camporee
  3. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
  4. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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