Brooke-Alvinston, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Brooke-Alvinston is a township
in the Canadian
province of Ontario
, located within Lambton County
. It was formed on January 1, 2001, when the Township of Brooke (incorporated 1842) was amalgamated with the Village of Alvinston (incorporated on June 12, 1880).
The township comprises the communities of Alvinston, Grays, Inwood, Rokeby, Sutorville, Walnut and Weidman.
Inwood is fifty-one kilometers from Sarnia
, the nearest and biggest urban centre.
Township (Canada)
The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, located within 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...
. It was formed on January 1, 2001, when the Township of Brooke (incorporated 1842) was amalgamated with the Village of Alvinston (incorporated on June 12, 1880).
The township comprises the communities of Alvinston, Grays, Inwood, Rokeby, Sutorville, Walnut and Weidman.
Inwood is fifty-one kilometers from 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....
, the nearest and biggest urban centre.
Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 2661
- Population in 2001: 2785
- Population total in 1996: 2894
- Alvinston (village): 1037
- Brooke (township): 1857
- Population in 1991:
- Alvinston (village): 920
- Brooke (township): 1902