Strathroy-Caradoc

Strathroy-Caradoc
Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc
Corner of Caradoc St. N and Front St. W in Strathroy
Corner of Caradoc St. N and Front St. W in Strathroy
Motto: 
"Urban Opportunity - Rural Hospitality"
Strathroy-Caradoc is located in Middlesex County
Strathroy-Caradoc
Strathroy-Caradoc
Strathroy-Caradoc is located in Southern Ontario
Strathroy-Caradoc
Strathroy-Caradoc
Coordinates: 42°57′27″N 81°37′00″W / 42.95750°N 81.61667°W / 42.95750; -81.61667
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyMiddlesex
Settled1832
Incorporated1860 (as village)
1872 (as town)
AmalgamatedJanuary 1, 2001
Government
 • MayorColin Grantham
 • Gov. BodyStrathroy Municipal Council
 • MPLianne Rood (C)
 • MPPsMonte McNaughton (PC)
Area
 • Land270.86 km2 (104.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality (lower-tier)23,871
 • Density88.1/km2 (228/sq mi)
 • Urban
16,056
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)519, 226, 548
Websitewww.strathroy-caradoc.ca

Strathroy-Caradoc is a municipality located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of London.

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.[3]

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.

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Strathroy-Caradoc, Municipality". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Strathroy-Caradoc, Municipality". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "AAA Travel Guide - Strathroy, Ontario". Retrieved 2018-08-27.