Thames Centre

Thames Centre
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Thames Centre
Thames Centre
Coordinates: 43°02′N 81°05′W / 43.033°N 81.083°WCoordinates: 43°02′N 81°05′W / 43.033°N 81.083°W
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Middlesex
Formed January 1, 2001
Government
 • Mayor Jim Maudsley
 • Federal riding Elgin—Middlesex—London
 • Prov. riding Elgin—Middlesex—London
Area[1]
 • Land 433.95 km2 (167.55 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 13,000
 • Density 30.0/km2 (78/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 is a municipality in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, directly east of the City of London. It was formed on January 1, 2001, when the townships of West Nissouri and North Dorchester were amalgamated. It is part of the London census metropolitan area.

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

Communities

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

Dorchester

Dorchester

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 Run to the Fair 5k Road Race, and the Dorchester Dolphins. 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 Camp (DIBC). The camp 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.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Thames Centre census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  2. ↑ Dorchester International Brotherhood Camporee
  3. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  4. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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