Olivet, Ontario

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Olivet
Unincorporated rural community
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Location of Olivet in Canada
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Olivet
Olivet (Canada)
Coordinates: 43°51′10″N80°39′36″W / 43.85278°N 80.66000°W / 43.85278; -80.66000 Coordinates: 43°51′10″N80°39′36″W / 43.85278°N 80.66000°W / 43.85278; -80.66000
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
County Wellington
Township Wellington North
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNBC CodeFCGYT [1]

Olivet is an unincorporated rural community in Wellington North Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. [2]

Wellington North, Ontario Township in Ontario, Canada

Wellington North is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Wellington County.

Wellington County, Ontario County in Ontario, Canada

Wellington County is a county located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada and is part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The County, made up of two towns and five townships, is predominantly rural in nature. However many of the residents in the southern part of the County commute to urban areas such as Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Brampton, Mississauga, Toronto and Hamilton for employment. The northern part of the county is made up of mainly rural farming communities, except for a few larger towns such as Mount Forest and Arthur. According to the 2016 Census, the population of the County was 90,932.

A post office was located in Olivet from 1886 to 1915. [3]

Olivet was located in Arthur Township until 1999, when Arthur was amalgamated into Wellington North. [4] [5]

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Sideroad 9 West in Olivet

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References

  1. ↑ "Olivet". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wellington North". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Olivet". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Restructuring Flashnews Municipal Restructuring Summary Table". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory, 1910 - 1911. Union Publishing. 1911. p. 713.
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