The town's first mayor was Patricia Davidson, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2006 federal election as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton. Davidson also served as mayor of the village of Wyoming for ten years prior to her election as mayor of the amalgamated town. Davidson was succeeded as mayor by former town councillor and deputy mayor Lonny Napper in March 2006. The township is governed by a seven-member Council, including a Mayor and Deputy Mayor.[3]
The name Wyoming derives from the Munsee name xwé:wamənk, meaning "at the big river flat." Plympton is named after Plympton in Devon, England.[4]
The town was created in 2001, amalgamating the Township of Plympton with the formerly independent Village of Wyoming.
The township of Plympton was established in 1833 by settlers under the patronage of Lord Egremont, at roughly the same time as the settlement of Camlachie, Ontario.[5]
The pre-amalgamation Village of Plympton was a party to a Supreme Court of Canada case in 1980, Homex Realty and Development v. Wyoming, which addressed issues of procedural fairness with regard to the village's municipal bylaws regarding property transfer.[6]
On May 2, 1983, an F4 tornado tore through the town, injuring 13 and levelling / sweeping away multiple houses leaving dozens homeless. It tracked for 30 km (19 mi) and had a peak width of 400 m (1,300 ft). Winds topped out at an estimated 400 km/h (250 mph).
Communities
The main population centre is Wyoming. The town also comprises the communities of Aberarder, Beverly Glen, Blue Point, Blue Point Bay, Bonnie Doone, Camlachie, Errol, Gallimere Beach, Hillsborough Beach, Huron Heights, Kennedy Acres, Kertch, Mandaumin, Reece's Corners, Uttoxeter, Wanstead and Wellington Beach.
The town has three public schools, Errol Village Public School, Aberarder Central School, and Plympton–Wyoming Public School.[7] The town has one Catholic separate school, Holy Rosary Catholic School.[8] The town has one private Christian School, Wyoming John Knox Christian School, operating since the 1950s, with a school being built in 1958; the school is associated with the Christian Reformed tradition and with Edvance, an Ontario network of Christian schools.[9] The area has no secondary schools, with different areas falling into the catchment areas for other local secondary schools such as North Lambton Secondary School, Lambton Central Collegiate Vocational Institute, St. Patrick's Catholic High School, and Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School.
The Town of Wyoming has a mix of industry, with light manufacturing including approximately 100 employed in publishing [12] and 25 in grain processing.[13] Smaller employers include a credit union branch, a convenience store, Broadway Automotive Services, electric bike store, a fireplace installer, a Foodland location, a cheese store, a pharmacy, an agricultural equipment dealer, a consumer automobile dealer and an arborist service.[14] There is also Godfather’s Pizza and the NHL Hunter family has Huntzy’s Pizza in Wyoming. Outside of the town, the Wanstead Farmers' Co-operative provides grain handling and agricultural services.[15] In 2005, a winery was established near the village of Aberarder.[16]
Multiple gas stations and franchise food chains can be found in the hamlet of Reece's Corners, which serves as a stop along the Ontario Highway 402.
The village of Camlachie is home to two golf courses, serving in part more affluent communities on the Lake Huron shoreline.[17]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Plympton–Wyoming had a population of 8,308 living in 3,172 of its 3,513 total private dwellings, a change of 6.6% from its 2016 population of 7,795. With a land area of 318.86 km2 (123.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 26.1/km2 (67.5/sq mi) in 2021.[21]
Canada census – Plympton-Wyoming community profile
^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^"2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
^"2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
^"2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
^"2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^A.J. Johnston. (1925). Lambton County Places and Names. 1st Edition. Lambton County Council.
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plympton, wyoming, town, canadian, province, ontario, located, lambton, county, immediately, east, sarnia, seat, lambton, county, council, plympton, wyomingtown, lower, tier, town, plympton, wyomingplympton, wyoming, municipal, officenickname, lambton, countyp. Plympton Wyoming is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario located in Lambton County immediately east of Sarnia It is the seat of the Lambton County Council 2 Plympton WyomingTown lower tier Town of Plympton WyomingPlympton Wyoming municipal officeNickname The Hub of Lambton CountyPlympton WyomingShow map of Lambton CountyPlympton WyomingShow map of Southern OntarioCoordinates 43 01 N 82 05 W 43 017 N 82 083 W 43 017 82 083 Coordinates 43 01 N 82 05 W 43 017 N 82 083 W 43 017 82 083Country CanadaProvince OntarioCountyLambtonFormed2001Government MayorGary Atkinson Federal ridingSarnia Lambton Prov ridingSarnia LambtonArea 1 Land318 78 km2 123 08 sq mi Population 2016 1 Total7 576 Density23 8 km2 62 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Postal codeN0N 1T0Area code s 519 226 and 548Websiteplympton wyoming comThe town s first mayor was Patricia Davidson who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2006 federal election as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Sarnia Lambton Davidson also served as mayor of the village of Wyoming for ten years prior to her election as mayor of the amalgamated town Davidson was succeeded as mayor by former town councillor and deputy mayor Lonny Napper in March 2006 The township is governed by a seven member Council including a Mayor and Deputy Mayor 3 The name Wyoming derives from the Munsee name xwe wamenk meaning at the big river flat Plympton is named after Plympton in Devon England 4 Contents 1 History 2 Communities 3 Industry 4 Demographics 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe town was created in 2001 amalgamating the Township of Plympton with the formerly independent Village of Wyoming The township of Plympton was established in 1833 by settlers under the patronage of Lord Egremont at roughly the same time as the settlement of Camlachie Ontario 5 The pre amalgamation Village of Plympton was a party to a Supreme Court of Canada case in 1980 Homex Realty and Development v Wyoming which addressed issues of procedural fairness with regard to the village s municipal bylaws regarding property transfer 6 On May 2 1983 an F4 tornado tore through the town injuring 13 and levelling sweeping away multiple houses leaving dozens homeless It tracked for 30 km 19 mi and had a peak width of 400 m 1 300 ft Winds topped out at an estimated 400 km h 250 mph Communities EditThe main population centre is Wyoming The town also comprises the communities of Aberarder Beverly Glen Blue Point Blue Point Bay Bonnie Doone Camlachie Errol Gallimere Beach Hillsborough Beach Huron Heights Kennedy Acres Kertch Mandaumin Reece s Corners Uttoxeter Wanstead and Wellington Beach The town has three public schools Errol Village Public School Aberarder Central School and Plympton Wyoming Public School 7 The town has one Catholic separate school Holy Rosary Catholic School 8 The town has one private Christian School Wyoming John Knox Christian School operating since the 1950s with a school being built in 1958 the school is associated with the Christian Reformed tradition and with Edvance an Ontario network of Christian schools 9 The area has no secondary schools with different areas falling into the catchment areas for other local secondary schools such as North Lambton Secondary School Lambton Central Collegiate Vocational Institute St Patrick s Catholic High School and Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School The area has at least eight documented places of worship including two United churches a United Reformed Churches in North America affiliated church an Associated Gospel Churches of Canada affiliated church an Anglican Church a Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec church and a Christian Reformed Church in North America church 10 Wyoming s Roman Catholic Church closed in June 2007 in a parish reorganization by the Diocese of London 11 Industry EditThe Town of Wyoming has a mix of industry with light manufacturing including approximately 100 employed in publishing 12 and 25 in grain processing 13 Smaller employers include a credit union branch a convenience store Broadway Automotive Services electric bike store a fireplace installer a Foodland location a cheese store a pharmacy an agricultural equipment dealer a consumer automobile dealer and an arborist service 14 There is also Godfather s Pizza and the NHL Hunter family has Huntzy s Pizza in Wyoming Outside of the town the Wanstead Farmers Co operative provides grain handling and agricultural services 15 In 2005 a winery was established near the village of Aberarder 16 Multiple gas stations and franchise food chains can be found in the hamlet of Reece s Corners which serves as a stop along the Ontario Highway 402 The village of Camlachie is home to two golf courses serving in part more affluent communities on the Lake Huron shoreline 17 Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop 19967 344 20017 359 0 2 20067 506 2 0 20117 576 0 9 20167 795 2 9 18 19 20 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Plympton Wyoming had a population of 8 308 living in 3 172 of its 3 513 total private dwellings a change of 6 6 from its 2016 population of 7 795 With a land area of 318 86 km2 123 11 sq mi it had a population density of 26 1 km2 67 5 sq mi in 2021 21 Canada census Plympton Wyoming community profile 202120162011Population8 308 6 6 from 2016 7 795 2 9 from 2011 7 576 0 9 from 2006 Land area318 86 km2 123 11 sq mi 318 78 km2 123 08 sq mi 318 76 km2 123 07 sq mi Population density26 1 km2 68 sq mi 24 5 km2 63 sq mi 23 8 km2 62 sq mi Median age45 6 M 44 8 F 46 4 45 6 M 45 2 F 46 1 44 1 M 43 4 F 44 7 Total private dwellings3 1753 4163 148Median household income 91 451References 2021 22 2016 23 2011 24 earlier 25 26 Populations prior to amalgamation 2001 Population in 1941 27 Plympton township 2 595 Wyoming village 518 Population total in 1996 7 344 Plympton township 5 247 Wyoming village 2 131 Population in 1991 Plympton township 5 275 Wyoming village 2 071 WyomingSee also EditList of townships in Ontario Wyoming railway station Ontario References Edit a b Census Profile 2016 Census Plympton Wyoming Town Statistics Canada Retrieved June 17 2019 Contact Us The Corporation of the County of Lambton Archived from the original on 2006 11 16 Retrieved 2006 11 19 Community Profile Township of Plympton Wyoming Retrieved 2013 09 26 Rayburn Alan 1997 Place names of Ontario Toronto University of Toronto Press p 273 ISBN 0 8020 7207 0 Retrieved 21 October 2017 A J Johnston 1942 Lambton County Places and Names 2nd Edition Lambton County Council CanLII Homex Realty v Wyoming 1980 CanLII 55 SCC 1980 2 SCR 1011 https www canlii org en ca scc doc 1980 1980canlii55 1980canlii55 html searchUrlHash AAAAAQAHd3lvbWluZwAAAAAB amp resultIndex 1 Lambton Kent District School Board 2021 Directory of Elementary Schools https web archive org web 20211219062124 https www lkdsb net Elementary ElementarySchools Documents 2021 2022 20Directory 20of 20Schools 20Accessible 20Format 20September 202021 pdf Holy Rosary Catholic School 2021 Main Webpage https hrw sccdsb net holy rosary home John Knox Christian School 2021 FAQs https web archive org web 20211219063045 https www wyomingjkcs com faq s Town of Plymton Wyoming 2021 Places of Worship https web archive org web 20211219064737 https www plympton wyoming com en my plympton wyoming places of worship aspx Diocese of London 2006 Reorganization Report https web archive org web 20211219065335 https d2y1pz2y630308 cloudfront net 15495 documents 2016 11 Parish Reorganization pdf Sarnia Lambton Business Directory Huron Web Printing and Graphics https www sarnialambton on ca business huron web printing graphics Sarnia Lambton Business Directory New Life Mills https www sarnialambton on ca business wanstead farmers co operative wyoming Sarnia Lambton Business Directory Wyoming https www sarnialambton on ca s wyoming amp post type business Sarnia Lambton Business Directory Wanstead Farmers Co operative https www sarnialambton on ca business wanstead farmers co operative wyoming Gary Killops Pioneers of Huron Shores Alton Farms Estate Winery in Lambton County eatdrink Magazine https eatdrink ca pioneers of huron shores alton farms estate winery in lambton county Golflink 22 Golf Courses Near Lambton Shores https www golflink com golf courses canada on lambton shores Statistics Canada 1996 2001 2006 census Plympton Wyoming community profile 2006 Census data Statistics Canada Retrieved 2011 02 22 Plympton Wyoming census profile 2011 Census of Population Statistics Canada Retrieved 2012 08 03 Population and dwelling counts Canada provinces and territories census divisions and census subdivisions municipalities Ontario Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved March 30 2022 2021 Community Profiles 2021 Canadian Census Statistics Canada February 4 2022 Retrieved 2022 04 27 2016 Community Profiles 2016 Canadian Census Statistics Canada August 12 2021 Retrieved 2019 06 17 2011 Community Profiles 2011 Canadian Census Statistics Canada March 21 2019 Retrieved 2019 06 17 2006 Community Profiles 2006 Canadian Census Statistics Canada August 20 2019 2001 Community Profiles 2001 Canadian Census Statistics Canada July 18 2021 A J Johnston 1925 Lambton County Places and Names 1st Edition Lambton County Council External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plympton Wyoming Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Plympton Wyoming amp oldid 1126176587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
