Dawn-Euphemia is a township

Township (Canada)

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 in southwestern Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

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, in Lambton County

Lambton County, Ontario

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. Residents primarily are employed by the agricultural industry, or by local industries such as Union Gas distribution center, along with various smaller agricultural manufacturers or service providers. The township municipal office is located in Rutherford.

Major transportation routes include Cairo Road and Oil Heritage Road directed North-South and Bentpath Line and Lambton Line running East-West. One elementary school serves the area, Dawn-Euphemia School. Students attend secondary school in nearby Petrolia, Ontario

Petrolia, Ontario

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 and Dresden, Ontario

Dresden, Ontario

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, both of which serve as local service centres for residents.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Aberfeldy, Aughrim, Beaver Meadow, Bentpath, Cairo, Cuthbert, Dawn, Dawn Valley, Edys Mills, Florence, Garville, Huffs Corners, Lambton, Langbank, Oakdale, Rutherford and Shetland.

Demographics

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada

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Census:

• Population: 2,190
• % Change (2001-2006): -7.6
• Dwellings: 905
• Area (km².): 445.05
• Density (persons per km².): 4.9 (2006)

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 2190 (2001 to 2006 population change: -7.6 %)
• Population in 2001: 2369
• Population total in 1996: 2577
  • Dawn (township): 1595
  • Euphemia (township): 982
• Population in 1991:
  • Dawn (township): 1687
  • Euphemia (township): 1017