Middlesex Centre
Middlesex Centre is a township in Middlesex County, in southwestern Ontario, Canada, north and west of London. The Corporation of the Township of Middlesex Centre formed on January 1, 1998, with the amalgamation of the former Townships of Delaware, Lobo, and London (not to be confused with the adjacent city of London). It is part of the London census metropolitan area.
Middlesex Centre | |
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| Municipality of Middlesex Centre | |
Ilderton | |
| Motto: You're In The Right Place | |
Middlesex Centre Middlesex Centre | |
| Coordinates: 43°03′N 81°27′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Middlesex |
| Formed | January 1, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor | Aina DeViet |
| • Federal riding | Lambton—Kent—Middlesex |
| • Prov. riding | Lambton—Kent—Middlesex |
| Area | |
| • Land | 588.11 km2 (227.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 17,262 |
| • Density | 29.4/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | N0M and N0L |
| Area code(s) | 226, 519, and 548 |
| Website | www |
Middlesex Centre is halfway between two of the five Great Lakes. It is north of Lake Erie, and southeast of Lake Huron. Further to the east of Middlesex Centre is Lake Ontario, while to the west is the much smaller Lake St. Clair. That makes Middlesex Centre very desirable for farming for its frequent precipitation, and it also has higher than normal snowfall from lake-effect snow in the winter, causing desirable spring planting conditions (but also less desirable snow removal issues for its residents).
The same benefits received by the precipitation of the surrounding lakes also subjects the area to severe summer weather conditions because of the convection of any of the surrounding bodies of water in the summer heat. Middlesex Centre suffered a hit by an F3 tornado in 1990 at Komoka.