Lambton Shores

Lambton Shores is a municipality in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, that is on the southern shores of Lake Huron.

Lambton Shores
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Lambton Shores
Grand Bend
Lambton Shores
Coordinates: 43°11′N 81°54′W
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyLambton
Formed2001
Government
 • MayorBill Weber
 • Federal ridingLambton—Kent—Middlesex
 • Prov. ridingLambton—Kent—Middlesex
Area
 • Land331.20 km2 (127.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total10,631
 • Density32.1/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0N 1J 0-9/N0M
Area code(s)519 and 226
Websitewww.lambtonshores.ca

History

Lambton Shores was formed in 2001 when the Township of Bosanquet was amalgamated with the town of Forest, and the villages of Thedford, Arkona, Ipperwash, Port Franks, Ravenswood and Grand Bend.

Climate

Lambton Shores is one of the more southerly municipalities in Canada, and therefore receives relatively warmer temperatures. It has an average high of 26 °C (79 °F) in July and −1 °C (30 °F) in January. As for precipitation, it receives an average of 87 millimetres (3.4 in) of rain in July and an average of 45 centimetres (18 in) of snow in January.

Climate data for Thedford (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0)		 21.5
(70.7)		 27.0
(80.6)		 30.0
(86.0)		 33.0
(91.4)		 38.0
(100.4)		 36.5
(97.7)		 37.0
(98.6)		 34.0
(93.2)		 29.5
(85.1)		 23.0
(73.4)		 17.5
(63.5)		 38.0
(100.4)
Average high °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4)		 0.0
(32.0)		 5.1
(41.2)		 12.2
(54.0)		 18.9
(66.0)		 24.5
(76.1)		 26.6
(79.9)		 25.6
(78.1)		 21.9
(71.4)		 14.7
(58.5)		 7.7
(45.9)		 1.3
(34.3)		 13.2
(55.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 0.7
(33.3)		 7.1
(44.8)		 13.1
(55.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 21.0
(69.8)		 20.2
(68.4)		 16.4
(61.5)		 10.2
(50.4)		 4.3
(39.7)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 8.5
(47.3)
Average low °C (°F) −7.5
(18.5)		 −7.6
(18.3)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 1.9
(35.4)		 7.2
(45.0)		 12.7
(54.9)		 15.4
(59.7)		 14.6
(58.3)		 10.8
(51.4)		 5.6
(42.1)		 0.9
(33.6)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 3.8
(38.8)
Record low °C (°F) −33
(−27)		 −30
(−22)		 −23.5
(−10.3)		 −9
(16)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 1.5
(34.7)		 6.0
(42.8)		 5.0
(41.0)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −13
(9)		 −25.5
(−13.9)		 −33
(−27)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.8
(2.91)		 57.6
(2.27)		 57.6
(2.27)		 78.9
(3.11)		 80.9
(3.19)		 76.4
(3.01)		 87.2
(3.43)		 79.7
(3.14)		 103.0
(4.06)		 94.3
(3.71)		 89.5
(3.52)		 84.5
(3.33)		 963.3
(37.93)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 29.1
(1.15)		 23.7
(0.93)		 35.3
(1.39)		 74.7
(2.94)		 80.9
(3.19)		 76.4
(3.01)		 87.2
(3.43)		 79.7
(3.14)		 103.0
(4.06)		 92.9
(3.66)		 77.8
(3.06)		 42.9
(1.69)		 803.4
(31.63)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 44.7
(17.6)		 33.9
(13.3)		 22.3
(8.8)		 4.2
(1.7)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 1.4
(0.6)		 11.7
(4.6)		 41.7
(16.4)		 159.9
(63.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 14.5 10.8 12.8 13.4 12.8 10.9 11.1 10.9 12.4 15.0 15.1 14.5 153.9
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 4.6 3.4 7.3 12.6 12.8 10.9 11.1 10.9 12.4 14.9 12.7 6.8 120.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 10.6 8.3 6.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.38 3.0 9.0 38.8
Source: Environment Canada[2]

Communities

The main communities in Lambton Shores are Arkona, Forest, Grand Bend, Port Franks and Thedford. Smaller communities include Cedarview, Glendale Beach, Kettle and Stoney Point, Ipperwash Beach, Lake Valley Grove, Jericho, Jura, Kinnaird, Northville, Ravenswood, Southcott Pines, Springvale, Sunnidale, Walden Place and Walker Woods. The administrative offices of the township are located in Thedford.

Arkona
Main article: Arkona, Ontario

Arkona is a community located in the municipality of Lambton Shores in southwestern Ontario near the Lambton–Middlesex county line, situated beside the Ausable River, on Former Kings Highway 79 (now Lambton County Road 79), Arkona is roughly halfway between Thedford, and Watford.

Arkona, Ontario, Canada

Forest
Main article: Forest, Ontario
Forest, Ontario, Canada

Forest is situated on what was once dense forest. When the Grand Trunk Railway was built through where the town now sits, the station was named for the dense forest. Hickory Creek, which meanders through the town, provided water for the station in those days when wood and water were essential to the operation of steam locomotives.

Grand Bend
Main article: Grand Bend
Main Street in Grand Bend

The settlement began in the 1830s when a group of English and Scottish settlers bought lots from the Canada Company, a land development firm. One of the original settlers, Benjamin Brewster gave his name to the village after he and his business partner David Smart secured rights to dam the Ausable River and started a sawmill in 1832. The villagers were mainly the families of the millhands and fisherman. Their homesteads were situated on the south side of the present village.

Thedford
Thedford, Ontario, Canada

Thedford is a small community in northwestern Lambton County, Ontario Canada, situated 8 km south of Kings Highway 21, along Lambton CR 79 (Former Kings Highway 79). The community began in the 1860s when farmer Nelson Southworth, a native of Vermont, agreed to donate land for the construction of a Grand Trunk Railway station, with the condition that he would be able to name it. Southworth chose the name "Thetford", as a way of honouring Thetford, Vermont, a community in his home state in the United States. A local clerk's poor hand writing was mistaken for the current spelling, which is how it first appeared on official records. The Thedford Raiders Hockey Team once held the World Record for Longest Continuous Hockey Game, which was also a fundraiser for juvenile diabetes. A plaque at the entrance of the town heralds it as the "Onion Capital of Canada".

A designated place within the municipality of Lambton Shores, Thedford had a population of 822 in the Canada 2006 Census.

Thedford telephone numbers start with 519-296.

Demographics
Canada census – Lambton Shores community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 10,631 (-0.2% from 2011) 10,656 (-4.4% from 2006) 11,150 (5.5% from 2001)
Land area: 331.20 km2 (127.88 sq mi) 331.08 km2 (127.83 sq mi) 331.08 km2 (127.83 sq mi)
Population density: 32.1/km2 (83/sq mi) 32.2/km2 (83/sq mi) 33.7/km2 (87/sq mi)
Median age: 54.7 (M: 53.6, F: 55.4) 52.4 (M: 51.6, F: 53.3) 49.4 (M: 48.5, F: 50.3)
Total private dwellings: 7008 6880 6773
Median household income: $67,264 $51,328
References: 2016[3] 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical population
YearPop.±%
199610,874—    
200110,571−2.8%
200611,150+5.5%
201110,656−4.4%
201610,631−0.2%
[7][4][1]

Media

There are two radio stations that originate from Lambton Shores

90.5 myFM Exeter/Grand Bend Local News

There are two newspapers that originate from Lambton Shores

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Lambton Shores, Municipality". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. "Thedford, Ontario". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  3. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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