Plympton–Wyoming

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Plympton-Wyoming
Town (lower-tier)
Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Plympton-Wyoming municipal office
Plympton-Wyoming municipal office
Nickname(s): 
The Hub of Lambton County
Plympton-Wyoming is located in Lambton County
Plympton-Wyoming
Plympton-Wyoming
Coordinates: 43°01′N 82°05′W / 43.017°N 82.083°W / 43.017; -82.083Coordinates: 43°01′N 82°05′W / 43.017°N 82.083°W / 43.017; -82.083
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyLambton
Formed2001
Government
 • MayorLonny Napper
 • Federal ridingSarnia—Lambton
 • Prov. ridingSarnia—Lambton
Area
[1]
 • Land318.78 km2 (123.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total7,576
 • Density23.8/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
N0N 1T0
Area code(s)519 ,226 and 548
Websiteplympton-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's first mayor was Patricia Davidson, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada 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." Plympton is named after Plympton in Devon, England.[4]

History[]

The town was created in 2001, amalgamating the Township of Plympton with the formerly independent Village of Wyoming.

The township of Plympton was established in 1833 by settlers under the patronage of Lord Egremont, at roughly the same time as the settlement of Camlachie, Ontario. [5]

The pre-amalgamation Village of Plympton was a party to a Supreme Court of Canada case in 1980, Homex Realty and Development v. Wyoming, which addressed issues of procedural fairness with regard to the village's municipal bylaws regarding property transfer.[6]

Communities[]

The main population centre is Wyoming. The town also comprises the communities of Aberarder, Beverly Glen, Blue Point, Blue Point Bay, Bonnie Doone, Camlachie, Errol, Gallimere Beach, Hillsborough Beach, Huron Heights, Kennedy Acres, Kertch, Mandaumin, Reece's Corners, Uttoxeter, Wanstead and Wellington Beach.

The town has three public schools, Errol Village Public School, Aberarder Central School, and Plympton-Wyoming Public School. [7] The town has one Catholic separate school, Holy Rosary Catholic School. [8] The town has one private Christian School, Wyoming John Knox Christian School, operating since the 1950s, with a school being built in 1958; the school is associated with the Christian Reformed tradition and with Edvance, an Ontario network of Christian schools. [9] The area has no secondary schools, with different areas falling into the catchment areas for other local secondary schools such as North Lambton Secondary School, Lambton Central Collegiate Vocational Institute, St. Patrick's Catholic High School, and Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School.

The area has at least eight documented places of worship, including two United churches, a United Reformed Churches in North America affiliated church, an Associated Gospel Churches of Canada affiliated church, an Anglican Church, a Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec church and a Christian Reformed Church in North America church.[10] Wyoming's Roman Catholic Church closed in June 2007 in a parish reorganization by the Diocese of London.[11]

Industry[]

The Town of Wyoming has a mix of industry, with light manufacturing including approximately 100 employed in publishing [12] and 25 in grain processing.[13] Smaller employers include a credit union branch, a convenience store, a dentist automotive services, a fireplace installer, an agricultural equipment dealer, a consumer automobile dealer and an arborist service. [14]

Outside of the town, the Wanstead Farmers' Co-operative provides grain handling and agricultural services.[15] In 2005, a winery was established near the village of Aberarder.[16]

Multiple gas stations and franchise food chains can be found in the hamlet of Reece's Corners, which serves as a stop along the Ontario Highway 402.

The village of Camlachie is home to two golf courses, serving in part more affluent communities on the Lake Huron shoreline.[17]

Demographics[]

Canada census – Plympton–Wyoming community profile
20162011
Population7,795 (+2.9% from 2011)7,576 (+0.9% from 2006)
Land area318.78 km2 (123.08 sq mi)318.76 km2 (123.07 sq mi)
Population density24.5/km2 (63/sq mi)23.8/km2 (62/sq mi)
Median age45.6 (M: 45.2, F: 46.1)44.1 (M: 43.4, F: 44.7)
Total private dwellings3,4163,148
Median household income$91,451
References: 2016[18] 2011[19] earlier[20][21]
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19967,344—    
20017,359+0.2%
20067,506+2.0%
20117,576+0.9%
20167,795+2.9%
[22][23][24]

Populations prior to amalgamation (2001):

  • Population in 1941[25]
    • Plympton (township): 2,595
    • Wyoming (village): 518
  • Population total in 1996: 7,344
    • Plympton (township): 5,247
    • Wyoming (village): 2,131
  • Population in 1991:
    • Plympton (township): 5,275
    • Wyoming (village): 2,071
Wyoming

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Plympton-Wyoming, Town". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Contact Us - The Corporation of the County of Lambton". Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2006-11-19.
  3. ^ "Community Profile - Township of Plympton-Wyoming". Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  4. ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. ^ A.J. Johnston. (1942). Lambton County Places and Names. 2nd Edition. Lambton County Council.
  6. ^ CanLII. Homex Realty v. Wyoming, 1980 CanLII 55 (SCC), [1980] 2 SCR 1011. https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1980/1980canlii55/1980canlii55.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAHd3lvbWluZwAAAAAB&resultIndex=1
  7. ^ Lambton Kent District School Board. (2021). Directory of Elementary Schools. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219062124/https://www.lkdsb.net/Elementary/ElementarySchools/Documents/2021-2022%20Directory%20of%20Schools%20Accessible%20Format%20September%202021.pdf
  8. ^ Holy Rosary Catholic School. (2021). Main Webpage. https://hrw.sccdsb.net/holy-rosary-home
  9. ^ John Knox Christian School. (2021). FAQs. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219063045/https://www.wyomingjkcs.com/faq-s
  10. ^ Town of Plymton-Wyoming. (2021). Places of Worship. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219064737/https://www.plympton-wyoming.com/en/my-plympton-wyoming/places-of-worship.aspx
  11. ^ Diocese of London. (2006). Reorganization Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219065335/https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/15495/documents/2016/11/Parish_Reorganization.pdf
  12. ^ Sarnia Lambton. Business Directory: Huron Web Printing and Graphics. https://www.sarnialambton.on.ca/business/huron-web-printing-graphics
  13. ^ Sarnia Lambton. Business Directory: New Life Mills. https://www.sarnialambton.on.ca/business/wanstead-farmers-co-operative-wyoming
  14. ^ Sarnia Lambton. Business Directory: Wyoming. https://www.sarnialambton.on.ca/?s=wyoming&post_type=business
  15. ^ Sarnia Lambton. Business Directory: Wanstead Farmers Co-operative.https://www.sarnialambton.on.ca/business/wanstead-farmers-co-operative-wyoming
  16. ^ Gary Killops. Pioneers of “Huron Shores” Alton Farms Estate Winery in Lambton County. eatdrink Magazine. https://eatdrink.ca/pioneers-of-huron-shores-alton-farms-estate-winery-in-lambton-county/
  17. ^ Golflink. 22 Golf Courses Near Lambton Shores. https://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/canada/on/lambton-shores/
  18. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  19. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  20. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  21. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  22. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  23. ^ "Plympton-Wyoming community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  24. ^ "Plympton-Wyoming census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  25. ^ A.J. Johnston. (1925). Lambton County Places and Names. 1st Edition. Lambton County Council.

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