Blandford-Blenheim | |
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Township of Blandford-Blenheim | |
Motto: Working Together | |
Coordinates: 43°14′N 80°36′W / 43.233°N 80.600°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Oxford |
Formed | 1975 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mark Peterson |
• Federal riding | Oxford |
• Prov. riding | Oxford |
Area | |
• Land | 382.33 km2 (147.62 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 7,399 |
• Density | 19.4/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)) |
Postal Code | N0J |
Area codes | 519, 226, 548 |
Website | www.twp.bla-ble.on.ca |
Blandford-Blenheim is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Oxford County. The township had a population of 7,359 in the Canada 2011 Census.
Its government consists of a mayor and four councillors. There are no geographic ward divisions for municipal elections; candidates for councillor campaign in the entire township and the four candidates who receive the most votes are declared elected.[2]
The township was amalgamated in 1975 from two historic county townships, Blandford and Blenheim.[3]