Southwest Middlesex, Ontario

Southwest Middlesex
Southwest Middlesex
	Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Southwest Middlesex
	Wardsville Wardsville
	Southwest Middlesex
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Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Middlesex
Formed	January 1, 2001
Government
• Mayor	Vance E. Blackmore
• Federal riding	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
• Prov. riding	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Area
• Land	427.97 km2 (165.24 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	5,860
• Density	13.7/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	N0L, N0M
Area code(s)	519 and 226
Website	www.southwestmiddlesex.ca

Southwest Middlesex is a municipality in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

The restructured municipality of Southwest Middlesex was incorporated on January 1, 2001. This amalgamation joined the Village of Glencoe and the Village of Wardsville with the Townships of Ekfrid and Mosa. Southwest Middlesex had a population of 5,860 in the Canada 2011 Census. Southwest Middlesex is located in the southwest corner of Middlesex County, about halfway between London and Chatham.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Appin, Ekfrid, Glencoe, Lewis Corners, Macksville, Mayfair, Newbury Station, North Appin Station, North Ekfrid, North Glencoe Station, Riverside, Strathburn, Tate Corners, Wardsville and Woodgreen. It surrounds, but does not include, the independent village of Newbury.

Wardsville was the site of the Battle of Longwoods during the War of 1812.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

Population in 2006: 5890
Population in 2001: 6144
Population total in 1996: 6204

References

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