Strathroy-Caradoc
Strathroy-Caradoc is a municipality located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of London.
Strathroy-Caradoc | |
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| Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc | |
Corner of Caradoc St. N and Front St. W in Strathroy | |
| Motto: "Urban Opportunity - Rural Hospitality" | |
Strathroy-Caradoc Strathroy-Caradoc | |
| Coordinates: 42°57′27″N 81°37′00″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Middlesex |
| Settled | 1832 |
| Incorporated | 1860 (as village) 1872 (as town) |
| Amalgamated | January 1, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Colin Grantham |
| • Gov. Body | Strathroy Municipal Council |
| • MP | Lianne Rood (C) |
| • MPPs | Monte McNaughton (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 270.86 km2 (104.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipality (lower-tier) | 23,871 |
| • Density | 88.1/km2 (228/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 16,056 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 519, 226, 548 |
| Website | www.strathroy-caradoc.ca |
Strathroy-Caradoc is a primarily rural municipality. Industries include turkey and chicken hatching and processing, corn, tobacco, automotive, and pharmaceutical. Some industrial products are manufactured in Strathroy, the township's largest locality and its commercial, cultural and industrial centre. Strathroy's hatcheries have seen it referred to as the turkey capital of Canada and even the world.
Settlements within Strathroy-Caradoc largely grew up around the Sydenham River and the southwestern Ontario railways. Three major railway lines pass through the municipality: the CN (Canadian National Railway) Chatham Subdivision (connecting Windsor and London, Ontario), the CP (Canadian Pacific Railway) Windsor Subdivision (also connecting Windsor and London), and the CN Strathroy Subdivision (connecting London and Sarnia, Ontario).
Municipally, Strathroy-Caradoc is within Middlesex County. At the federal and provincial levels of government it is represented by the riding of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex. It is part of the London census metropolitan area.