Perth South, Ontario

This article is about the township in Perth County, Ontario. For the similarly named town in Lanark County, see Perth, Ontario.
Perth South
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Perth South
Perth South
Coordinates: 43°18′N 81°09′W / 43.300°N 81.150°WCoordinates: 43°18′N 81°09′W / 43.300°N 81.150°W
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Perth
Formed January 1, 1998
Government
 • Mayor Robert Wilhelm
 • Federal riding Perth—Wellington
 • Prov. riding Perth—Wellington
Area[1]
 • Land 393.03 km2 (151.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,993
 • Density 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code N0K
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.perthsouth.ca

Perth South is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the River Thames and the Avon River in the County of Perth.

Canada's ninth Prime Minister, Arthur Meighen, was born in Anderson, a community in Perth South.

Communities

The township encompasses the communities of Anderson, Avonbank, Avonton, Conroy, Flannigan Corners, Harmony, Metropolitan, Rannoch, Science Hill, Sebringville and St. Pauls Station.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Statistics Canada Census:[1]

Population trend:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Perth South, Ontario (Code 3531013) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links


West Perth Stratford, Perth East
South Huron
  Perth South (completely surrounds St. Marys)  
Lucan Biddulph, Thames Centre Zorra