Zorra | |
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Township of Zorra | |
Coordinates: 43°09′N80°57′W / 43.150°N 80.950°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Oxford |
Formed | 1975 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marcus Ryan |
• Federal riding | Oxford |
• Prov. riding | Oxford |
Area | |
• Land | 528.94 km2 (204.22 sq mi) |
Population (2016) [1] | |
• Total | 8,138 |
• Density | 15.4/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)) |
Postal Code | N0J, N0M |
Area code(s) | 519, 226, 548 |
Website | www.zorra.on.ca |
Zorra is a township in Oxford County, situated in south-western Ontario, Canada. A predominantly rural municipality, Zorra was formed in 1975 through the amalgamation of East Nissouri, West Zorra and North Oxford townships. It is best known for the Highland Games weekend held each summer in Embro, celebrating the heritage of the Scottish pioneer families which grew from the 1830s to form nearly a quarter of the county's population.
The municipal government is led by a mayor and a councillor from each of the township's four geographic wards: [2]
Marcus Ryan is the current mayor, following the 2018 Ontario municipal elections. [3]
The township comprises the communities of Banner, Bennington, Brooksdale, Brown's Corners, Cody's Corners, Dicksons Corners, Dunn's Corner, Embro, Golspie, Granthurst, Harrington, Harrington West, Holiday, Kintore, Lakeside, Maplewood, McConkey, Medina, Rayside, Thamesford, Uniondale, Youngsville, and Zorra Station.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2006 | 8,125 | — |
2011 | 8,058 | −0.8% |
2016 | 8,138 | +1.0% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Zorra had a population of 8,628 living in 3,162 of its 3,284 total private dwellings, a change of 6% from its 2016 population of 8,138. With a land area of 529.19 km2 (204.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.3/km2 (42.2/sq mi) in 2021. [4]
Schools include the Zorra Highland Park Public School, Thamesford Public School, A. J. Baker Public School and St. Joseph's Catholic School.
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