Warwick, Ontario

Warwick
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Warwick
Warwick is located in Lambton County
Warwick
Warwick
Warwick is located in Southern Ontario
Warwick
Warwick
Coordinates: 43°00′N 81°53.5′W / 43.000°N 81.8917°W / 43.000; -81.8917
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyLambton
Settled1830s
Formed2001
Government
 • MayorTodd Case
 • Federal ridingLambton—Kent—Middlesex
 • Prov. ridingLambton—Kent—Middlesex
Area
[1]
 • Land290.20 km2 (112.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
3,692
 • Density12.7/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0M 2S0
Area code(s)519, 226, 548
Websitewww.warwicktownship.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Warwick is a rural township in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, with a population (2016) of 3,692.

Bisected by the Egremont Road that was surveyed to link London with the Lake Huron shoreline in 1832, the township began to attract settlers including those helped by charitable organizations, such as Lord Sheffield's Petworth settlers, and retired soldiers from the British Army. A village by the same name was surveyed within the township where Bear Creek crossed the Egremont.

The larger village of Watford was established to the southeast of Warwick Village when the Great Western Railway was established in the 1850s. Watford became an incorporated village in 1873 while parts of Warwick were removed for municipal purposes when the villages of Forest and Arkona were incorporated in the 1870s.

With municipal restructuring in 2001, Watford and Warwick were merged. While agriculture remains a mainstay the township's location between the cities of London and Sarnia means that increasingly residents find work in these larger centres. Starting in 2005 a group of volunteers actively worked to research and write a detailed history of the township and collect a substantial archive of historical materials. The resulting history was published as The Township of Warwick: A Story Through Time in 2008. Subsequently, an archives of the materials was established at the Lambton Room in Wyoming, Ontario.[3]

In addition to Warwick and Watford, the township also includes the smaller communities of Birnam and Wisbeach.

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  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Warwick, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Township of Warwick: A Story Through Time". Warwick Township History Committee. Retrieved June 17, 2019.