Southwest Middlesex
Coordinates42°45′N 81°42′W
CountyMiddlesex
FormedJanuary 1, 2001
MayorAllan Mayhew
Federal ridingMiddlesex—London
Prov. ridingLambton—Kent—Middlesex
Area land427.88 km²
Population as of2016
Population total5723
Population density13.4 km²
Time zoneEST (UTC-5)
Time zone (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
Postal CodeN0L, N0M
Area codes519 and 226
Websitewww.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 5,723 in the Canada 2016 Census. Southwest Middlesex is located in the southwest corner of Middlesex County.

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, Tait’s Corners, Wardsville and Woodgreen. It surrounds, but does not include, the independent village of Newbury. The township administrative offices are located in Glencoe.

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

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Southwest Middlesex had a population of 5,893 living in 2,407 of its 2,503 total private dwellings, a change of 2.97% from its 2016 population of 5,723. With a land area of 427.82 km2 (165.18 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19966,204—
20016,144−1.0%
20065,890−4.1%
20115,860−0.5%
20165,723−2.3%

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  3. ^ "Southwest Middlesex census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
  4. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Southwest Middlesex, Municipality". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  • Stott, Greg. Been to North Ekfrid Lately?": the Story of a Crossroads Community in Ontario, Arkona, Ontario: G. Stott Publishing, 2002