Wilmot, Ontario
Wilmot | |
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| Township of Wilmot | |
 Peel Street in New Hamburg | |
| Motto: Building a Sure Foundation | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| Region | Waterloo |
| Settled | 1822 |
| Incorporated | 1850 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Les Armstrong |
| • Councillors | Al Junker, Peter Roe, Barry Fisher, Jeff Gerber, Mark Murray |
| • Federal riding | Kitchener—Conestoga |
| • Prov. riding | Kitchener—Conestoga |
| Area | |
| • Land | 263.72 km2 (101.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,223 |
| • Density | 72.9/km2 (189/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | N3A |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| Website | www.wilmot.ca |
The Township of Wilmot is a rural township in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
Communities
The township comprises the communities of Baden, Berlett's Corners, Haysville, Josephburg, Luxemburg, Mannheim, New Dundee, New Hamburg, New Prussia, Petersburg, Phillipsburg, St. Agatha, Schindelsteddle and Wilmot Centre, as well as most of Punkeydoodles Corners, a crossroads which straddles the municipal boundaries of Wilmot, East Zorra – Tavistock and Perth East.
Demographics
Population trend:[2]
- Population in 2011: 19,223 (2006–2011 population change: 12.4%)
- Population in 2006: 17,097
- Population in 2001: 14,866
- Population in 1996: 13,831
- Population in 1991: 13,107
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6963 (total dwellings: 7158)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Wilmot, Ontario (Code 3530020) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- "Wilmot". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- "Topographic Map sheet 40P7". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wilmot, Ontario.
- Township of Wilmot website
- Ontario Plaques - The First Amish Settlement
- The Region of Waterloo Library has 3 branches in Wilmot Township: Baden, New Dundee, and New Hamburg
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