Townsend, Ontario
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Coordinates: 42°53′42″N 80°08′31″W / 42.894862°N 80.142034°W
Townsend is a planned community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada that was founded in 1970 with the expectation it would house the developing industrial region to the south around Nanticoke.
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While there used to be some commercial activity (variety store, hairdressing salon, and other numerous small businesses), the community now consists of almost purely residential and government-use property.
The governmental services in the area mainly cover children's issues and mental health issues. Townsend was planned to have a population of more than 100000 people by the year 2000. However, workers moving into the area that became employed at the newly-constructed Stelco, Texaco, and Ontario Hydro plants to the south mainly elected to locate to more established communities with commercial centres. Townsend has stagnated over the years as a result of the immigration to places like Jarvis and Simcoe.
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