Delhi, Ontario
| Delhi, Ontario | |
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| — Unincorporated hamlet in Norfolk County — | |
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 Delhi, Ontario
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| Coordinates: 42°51′9″N 80°29′56″W / 42.8525°N 80.49889°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| Established | 1826 as Sovereen's Corners |
| Amalgamated | 2001 (Single-tier municipality) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dennis Travale |
| • Governing Body | The Council of The Corporation of Norfolk County |
| • MPs | Diane Finley (Con) |
| • MPPs | Toby Barrett (PC) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2011) | 4,172 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | N4B |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| Website | www.norfolkcounty.ca |
Delhi (pronounced DEL-High) is a former township (now an unincorporated community) located off of the junction of Highways 59 and 3. Its postal forward sortation area is N4B. This community is known as the "Heart of Tobacco Country."[1] Founded by Frederick Sovereen as Sovereen's Corners around 1826, the community was renamed Fredericksburg and eventually to its present-day name of Delhi.[2]
Nearby attractions include Quance Dam, the legendary tobacco crops of local farmers, the nearby hamlet of Lynedoch, the famous Lavender Farm, local pumpkin farms, and one of the oldest Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises in Norfolk County.[3] Occupations that are traditionally associated with Delhi include the harvesting of tobacco and processing farm animals into pet food.[4] A part of Delhi's heritage has always included the growing of tobacco[1] as their means of developing their economic livelihood through the decades. Tobacco is also way for the people of Delhi to honor and cherish their local culture; dedicating a tobacco museum to commemorate that part of its history. This museum is closed on Sundays and major holidays and operates on banking hours.
The compact layout of Delhi's urban design allows residents to either walk or use a bicycle to all the local amenities.[2]
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[edit] History
Back in the 1960s, Delhi had their own police station complete with its own jail.[4] While Delhi used to be a place where transient adolescent workers could find employment quickly, the local police force started to take a less tolerant stand towards these job seekers in the later years.[4]
The St. Thomas and Eastern Railway started operations in the area on November 9, 1998.[5] They are a shortline railroad that serves places like St. Thomas and Tillsonburg that lack the feasibility for service for a Class I railroad company like Via Rail to launch their services to. Until 2001, Delhi was located within the Township of Delhi, a municipal government within the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk. Prior to the amalgamation of Norfolk County, the population of the former Township of Delhi was 16,365 in the Canada 2001 Census.[6] The majority of the residents at that time were married Anglophones who were born in Canada.[6] Even though Delhi has the most impressive Roman Catholic churches, the majority of residents in Delhi during the early 2000s were Protestant.[6] The unemployment rate in Delhi is 7.5% as of 2001.[6]
In the 2011 census, only the 4172 people who lived with the proper urban boundries of Delhi are counted as "Delhi residents" for the purposes of categorizing Canadian residents.[7]
[edit] Notable persons
- John Leslie Hotson (1897-1992), scholar of Elizabethan literary puzzles
- Barry Boughner (1948- ), retired NHL player
- Earl Frederick Crabb (1899-1986), World War I flying ace
[edit] Summary
Local farms rely in part upon Jamaican and Mexican workers, who usually arrive around mid-to late April and return to their homelands around early-to-mid November. As of recent years, the Mexican migrant workers are complaining of inequal treatment and economic hardships in the hands of the local farmers; who reduce them to the status of wage slaves.[8] Delhi is a multicultural community, though the majority of those cultures are of European descent. Community halls exist for those of Belgian, German,[9] Polish and Hungarian background. The population also includes those of Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, and British background. A cemetery is located in the northern part of town; it was once a Catholic cemetery but now it is a secular cemetery.
The local high school, Delhi District Secondary School has faced the threat of closure in the past, but the local school board has committed to keeping the school open for the indefinite future.[10] The local elementary school, Delhi Public School, accepts and teaches children from nearby hamlets like La Salette. Saint Frances Cabrini Catholic School is also located in Delhi and is part of the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board.
Delhi is home to the Delhi Travellers, a junior hockey team that plays in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League. As of 2012, there are seven medical doctors who practice conventional medicine within the town of Delhi.[11]
| Climate data for Delhi | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
16 (61) |
25 (77) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33 (91) |
36.7 (98.1) |
40.6 (105.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
25 (77) |
19.5 (67.1) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27 (81) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1 (34) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
0 (32) |
6.6 (43.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20 (68) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.9 (−29.0) |
−30 (−22) |
−25 (−13) |
−15 (5) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−28 (−18) |
−33.9 (−29.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 70.1 (2.76) |
59.2 (2.331) |
83.1 (3.272) |
85.3 (3.358) |
83.6 (3.291) |
83.2 (3.276) |
86.1 (3.39) |
85.8 (3.378) |
98.1 (3.862) |
83.9 (3.303) |
100.1 (3.941) |
91.3 (3.594) |
1,009.8 (39.756) |
| Source: Environment Canada[12] | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Delhi Harvestfest". http://delhiharvestfest.tripod.com/. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
- ^ a b "Delhi, Ontario, Canada". Norfolk Tourism. http://www.norfolktourism.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=66. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ "Delhi, Ontario, Canada". Traveling Luck. http://travelingluck.com/North%20America/Canada/Ontario/_5937522_Delhi.html#local_map. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
- ^ a b c "Picking tobacco in Delhi, Ontario". http://www.robinkers.com/tobacco.html. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 16, 2005. http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm. Retrieved November 8, 2005.
- ^ a b c d "Community Highlights for Delhi". 2001 Community Profiles. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3528049&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Delhi&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=35&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
- ^ "2011 Census profile for Delhi, Ontario". Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=POPC&Code1=0221&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Delhi&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=35&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ "Mud and Big Skies - My Summer in Delhi, Ontario". http://citizenshift.org/mud-and-big-skies-my-summer-delhi-ontario. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "The Delhi District German Home". http://www.delhigermanhome.com/. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ Hartlen, Vicki (2007-04-04). "Choosing DDSS was right decision, grad says". Delhi News-Record (Bowes Publishers). http://cgi.bowesonline.com/pedro.php?id=302&x=story&xid=298592. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
- ^ "Doctors in Delhi, Ontario". http://www.ontariodoctordirectory.ca/Delhi. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ Environment Canada [http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?stnID=4624&lang=e&dCode=1&province=ONT&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12, accessed 25 February 2012
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