Plympton–Wyoming
Plympton–Wyoming | |
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Town of Plympton–Wyoming | |
Nickname: The Hub of Lambton County | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Lambton |
Formed | 2001 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lonny Napper |
• Federal riding | Sarnia—Lambton |
• Prov. riding | Sarnia—Lambton |
Area | |
• Land | 318.76 km2 (123.07 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 7,576 |
• Density | 23.8/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Postal code | N0N 1T0 |
Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
Website | plympton-wyoming.com |
Plympton–Wyoming is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Lambton County immediately east of Sarnia. It is the seat of the Lambton County Council.[2]
The town was created in 2001, amalgamating the township of Plympton with the formerly independent village of Wyoming. The town's first mayor was Patricia Davidson, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton. Davidson also served as mayor of the village of Wyoming for ten years prior to her election as mayor of the amalgamated town. Davidson was succeeded as mayor by former town councillor and deputy mayor Lonny Napper in March 2006. The township is governed by a seven-member Council, including a Mayor and Deputy Mayor.[3]
The name Wyoming derives from the Munsee name xwé:wamənk, meaning "at the big river flat."
Demographics
According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:[4]
- Population 2006: 7,506
- Population 2001: 7,359
- % Change (2001 to 2006): 2.0
- Median income [Ontario]: $29,589 [$27,258]
- Median income - all census families [Ontario]: $77,933 [$69,156]
- Median income - couple households with children [Ontario]: $99,950 [$87,960]
- Dwellings: 3,066
- Average value of owned dwelling [Ontario]: $210,945 [$297,479]
- Area (km²): 318.76
- Density (persons per km²): 23.5
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 7576
- Population in 2006: 7506
- Population in 2001: 7359
- Population total in 1996: 7344
- Plympton (township): 5247
- Wyoming (village): 2131
- Population in 1991:
- Plympton (township): 5275
- Wyoming (village): 2071
See also
References
- ^ a b "Plympton-Wyoming census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ "Contact Us - The Corporation of the County of Lambton". Retrieved 2006-11-19.
- ^ "Community Profile - Township of Plympton-Wyoming". Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- ^ "Plympton-Wyoming community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census