Plympton-Wyoming, Ontario
Encyclopedia
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.
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 name Wyoming derives from the Munsee name xwé:wamənk, meaning "at the big river flat."
Census:
Population trend:
Town
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in the Canadian
Canada
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province of Ontario
Ontario
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, located in Lambton County
Lambton County, Ontario
Lambton County is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county is located in Southwestern Ontario. It is bordered on the north by Lake Huron, which flows into the St. Clair River, the county's western border and part of the Canada-United States border. To the south is Lake...
immediately east of Sarnia
Sarnia, Ontario
Sarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....
. It is the seat of the Lambton County Council.
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
Patricia Davidson
Patricia A. "Pat" Davidson is a member of the Canadian House of Commons elected in 2006 representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada....
, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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in the 2006 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2006
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as the Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
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Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton
Sarnia—Lambton
Sarnia—Lambton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
. 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 name Wyoming derives from the Munsee name xwé:wamənk, meaning "at the big river flat."
Demographics
According to the 2006 Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada
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Census:
- 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:
- 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