Perth South, Ontario
township in Ontario, Canada
The Township of Perth South is a lower-tier municipality in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in Perth County at the confluence of the Thames and Avon rivers. The township was created on January 1, 1998, from the amalgamation of the former Township of Blanshard and the former Township of Downie. The land area of Perth South is 393.14 square kilometers. The population in 2016 was 3,810.
Canada's ninth Prime Minister, Arthur Meighen, was born in Anderson, a community in Perth South.
Communities
The township encompasses the Villages of Sebringville and Kirkton. There are smaller settlement areas known as Hamlets that include: Avonbank, Avonton, Conroy, Harmony, Prospect Hill, Rannoch, St. Pauls, Whalen Corners and Woodham.
The township is composed predominantly of a mix of rural agricultural land and hamlet residential uses with a total land area of 39,202 hectares.
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