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Elmira is the largest community in the township of Woolwich, Ontario, Canada. It is 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of the city of Waterloo near the Regional Municipality of Waterloo's northern border with Wellington County. The community was listed in the 2016 Canadian census as having a population of 10,161. [1]
Wellington County is a county and census division located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The county consists of two towns and five townships , with its seat in the City of Guelph , which is geographically within the county but administered independently.
Waterloo County Jail and Governor's House, Kitchener, built 1852 Map of Waterloo County, 1883. Previously part of the United County of Waterloo, Wellington and Grey, Waterloo became a separate entity in 1853, with five townships. Galt and Berlin contended to be the county seat; one requirement was the construction of a courthouse and jail.
Waterloo—Wellington federal riding was created in 1996 from parts of Guelph—Wellington, Kitchener, Perth—Wellington—Waterloo, Waterloo and Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe ridings. It was abolished in 2003, and divided between Cambridge , Kitchener—Conestoga , Perth Wellington and Wellington—Halton Hills ridings.
North of St. Jacobs, the highway followed the same route as modern Waterloo Regional Road 85 to Elmira, ending at Church Street in downtown Elmira. [5] Church Street itself would become Highway 86 several years later, on August 25, 1937, connecting Elmira and Amberley , [ 6 ] and creating a short-lived common terminus between the two highways ...
The Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower built in 1926 commemorates the settlement by the Pennsylvania 'Dutch' (actually Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch, or German) of the Grand River area of Waterloo County. [96] This county is still home to the largest population of Old Order Mennonites in Canada, particularly in the areas around St Jacobs and Elmira. [97]
In 1849, Wellington District was abolished, and Waterloo County remained for municipal and judicial purposes. [6] The territory of the Bruce Peninsula became part of Waterloo in 1849, [ 7 ] but was later withdrawn and transferred to Bruce County in 1851.
Canada location map 2 - lite.svg ... added an international boundary line between Canada and St Pierre & Miquelon: 18:53, 25 December 2020 ... Waterloo, Ontario; Weyburn;