Townsend, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Townsend is a planned community in Haldimand County
, Ontario
, Canada
that was founded in 1970 with the expectation it would house the developing industrial region to the south around Nanticoke.
issues. Townsend was planned to have a population of 100,000 people by the year 2000, but workers moving into the area to work at the newly constructed Stelco
, Texaco, and Ontario Hyrdo plants to the south mainly elected to locate to more established communities with commercial centres, and so Townsend has stagnated over the years.
Haldimand County, Ontario
Haldimand is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie, and on the Grand River. Municipal offices are located in Cayuga....
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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that was founded in 1970 with the expectation it would house the developing industrial region to the south around Nanticoke.
Summary
While there used to be some commercial activity (variety store, hairdressing salon, and other numerous small businesses), the community now consists of almost purely residential and government-use property. The governmental services in the area mainly cover children's issues and mental healthMental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
issues. Townsend was planned to have a population of 100,000 people by the year 2000, but workers moving into the area to work at the newly constructed Stelco
Stelco
US Steel Canada is a steel company based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.-History:Several existing smaller steelworks combined and were incorporated as the Steel Company of Canada in 1910. Charles S...
, Texaco, and Ontario Hyrdo plants to the south mainly elected to locate to more established communities with commercial centres, and so Townsend has stagnated over the years.