Wilmot, Ontario
Encyclopedia
The Township of Wilmot is a rural
township
in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
in southwestern
Ontario
, Canada
. Its 2006 Census population was 17,097.
It is also home to the hamlet Punkeydoodles Corners.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6094 (total dwellings: 6296)
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
township
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 Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Regional Municipality of Waterloo
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo is a regional municipality located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of the cities of Kitchener, Cambridge, and Waterloo, and the townships of Wellesley, Woolwich, Wilmot, and North Dumfries. It is often referred to as the Region of Waterloo or just...
in southwestern
Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario is a subregion of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, centred on the city of London. It extends north to south from the Bruce Peninsula on Lake Huron to the Lake Erie shoreline, and east to south-west roughly from Guelph to Windsor. The region had a population...
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....
, Canada
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...
. Its 2006 Census population was 17,097.
Communities
- BadenBaden, OntarioBaden is a community in Township of Wilmot, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It has a population of less than 1000 and was named after Baden-Baden in Germany...
- Mannheim
- New DundeeNew Dundee, OntarioNew Dundee is a small community of about 1,500 people in the Township of Wilmot, Ontario, Canada, south-west of Kitchener.It is home to the Dundee Country Club golf course and the New Dundee Emporium, founded in 1887. Many small businesses are located within the community on Alder Lake. Some...
- New HamburgNew Hamburg, OntarioNew Hamburg is a community of approximately 8,739 in Wilmot Township, a rural township of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario...
- Petersburg
- Phillipsburg
- St. AgathaSt. Agatha, OntarioSt. Agatha is a community in Ontario.St. Agatha is a village at a busy intersection.They made that intersection a four way stop due to a lot of car accidents.You can go through St. Agatha to go to the Kitchener area....
It is also home to the hamlet Punkeydoodles Corners.
Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 17,097 (2001 to 2006 population change: 15.0 %)
- Population in 2001: 14,866
- Population in 1996: 13,831
- Population in 1991: 13,107
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6094 (total dwellings: 6296)