Dawn-Euphemia

Dawn-Euphemia
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Dawn-Euphemia
Dawn-Euphemia
Coordinates: 42°42′N 82°01′W / 42.700°N 82.017°W / 42.700; -82.017Coordinates: 42°42′N 82°01′W / 42.700°N 82.017°W / 42.700; -82.017
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Lambton
Formed 2001
Government
 • Mayor Alan Broad
 • Federal riding Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
 • Prov. riding Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Area[1]
 • Land 445.13 km2 (171.87 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,049
 • Density 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code N0N
Area code(s) 519 and 226

Dawn-Euphemia is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Lambton County. Residents primarily are employed by the agricultural industry, or by local industries such as Union Gas distribution centre, along with various smaller agricultural manufacturers or service providers. The township municipal office is located in Rutherford.

Major transportation routes include Cairo Road and Oil Heritage Road directed North-South and Bentpath Line and Lambton Line running East-West. One elementary school serves the area, Dawn-Euphemia School. Students attend secondary school in nearby Petrolia and Dresden, both of which serve as local service centres for residents.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Aberfeldy, Aughrim, Beaver Meadow, Bentpath, Cairo, Cuthbert, Dawn, Dawn Valley, Edys Mills, Florence, Garville, Huffs Corners, Lambton, Langbank, Oakdale, Rutherford and Shetland.

Demographics

Canada census – Dawn-Euphemia community profile
2011 2006
Population: 2049 (-6.4% from 2006) 2190 (-7.6% from 2001)
Land area: 445.13 km2 (171.87 sq mi) 445.05 km2 (171.83 sq mi)
Population density: 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Median age: 43.1 (M: 42.2, F: 44.1) 40.9 (M: 40.5, F: 41.1)
Total private dwellings: 866 869
Median household income: $49,451
References: 2011[1] 2006[2] earlier[3]

Historic populations:[3][4]


Rural countryside of Dawn-Euphemia

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  2. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  3. 1 2 "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996 census


Adjacent places of Dawn-Euphemia
 Enniskillen, Brooke-Alvinston
St. Clair Southwest Middlesex
   Dawn-Euphemia  
Chatham-Kent
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