world.wikisort.org - Canada

Search / Calendar

Zorra is a township in Oxford County, situated in south-western Ontario, Canada. A predominantly rural municipality, Zorra was formed in 1975 through the amalgamation of East Nissouri, West Zorra and North Oxford townships. It is best known for the Highland Games weekend held each summer in Embro, celebrating the heritage of the Scottish pioneer families which grew from the 1830s to form nearly a quarter of the county's population.

Zorra
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Zorra
Embro
Zorra
Coordinates: 43°09′N 80°57′W
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyOxford
Formed1975
Government
  MayorMarcus Ryan
  Federal ridingOxford
  Prov. ridingOxford
Area
  Land528.94 km2 (204.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total8,138
  Density15.4/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT))
Postal Code
N0J, N0M
Area code(s)519, 226, 548
Websitewww.zorra.on.ca

Government


The municipal government is led by a mayor and a councillor from each of the township's four geographic wards:[2]

Marcus Ryan is the current mayor, following the 2018 Ontario municipal elections.[3]


Communities


The township comprises the communities of Banner, Bennington, Brooksdale, Brown's Corners, Cody's Corners, Dicksons Corners, Dunn's Corner, Embro, Golspie, Granthurst, Harrington, Harrington West, Holiday, Kintore, Lakeside, Maplewood, McConkey, Medina, Rayside, Thamesford, Uniondale, Youngsville, and Zorra Station.


Demographics


Historical population
YearPop.±%
20068,125    
20118,058−0.8%
20168,138+1.0%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Zorra had a population of 8,628 living in 3,162 of its 3,284 total private dwellings, a change of 6% from its 2016 population of 8,138. With a land area of 529.19 km2 (204.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.3/km2 (42.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]


Cultural resources



Education


Schools include the Zorra Highland Park Public School, Thamesford Public School, A. J. Baker Public School and St. Joseph's Catholic School.


Attractions



Famous people



See also



References


  1. "Zorra census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. Corporation of the Township of Zorra, Township Council
  3. "Certificate of election results" (PDF). 23 October 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. "Oxford County Library > Branches & hours > Thamesford". www.ocl.net. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  6. "Embro Highland Games". Zorra Caledonian Society. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  7. "Embro Truck and Tractor Pull". Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  8. "Wienerfest Home County Festival". Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  9. "Garagefest". Facebook. Retrieved June 25, 2019.[self-published]
  10. "Embro Fair". Embro & Zorra Agricultural Society. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  11. "Seeing red". cbc.ca. Retrieved January 3, 2022.





Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии