Exeter (Ontario)
Exeter | ||
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Motto : Home of the White Squirrel | ||
Location in Ontario | ||
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State : | Canada | |
Province : | Ontario | |
County : | Huron County | |
Coordinates : | 43 ° 21 ′ N , 81 ° 29 ′ W | |
Height : | 272 m | |
Area : | 5.33 km² | |
Residents : | 4785 (as of 2011) | |
Population density : | 897.7 inhabitants / km² | |
Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | |
Postal code : | N0M | |
Area code : | +1 519 | |
Library, former town hall |
Exeter is a municipality in the local authority ( municipality ) South Huron in Huron County in the Canadian province of Ontario with 4785 inhabitants (2011).
geography
The cities of London and Cambridge are 50 kilometers to the southeast and 95 kilometers to the east, respectively. Ontario Highway 4 and Huron County Road 83 intersect north of Exeter . The distance to the east bank of Lake Huron is 20 kilometers.
history
The city of Exeter was founded by Irish settlers in 1832 and named after Exeter , the capital of the county of Devon in south-west England . Due to its convenient location in the Huron Tract , Exeter offered many opportunities for entrepreneurs and soon developed into a commercial hub for the surrounding region. From 1992 there was a connection to the Goderich – Exeter Railway , which mainly transports car parts, wood products, salt, fertilizers and various types of grain.
Tourism is becoming increasingly important. The occurrence of white squirrel ( white squirrel ) is used in this regard for advertising purposes, the place advertises with the motto Home of the White Squirrel and holds a White Squirrel Festival every spring .
sons and daughters of the town
- Harriet Brooks (1876–1933), nuclear physicist
- Julie Czerneda (* 1955), science fiction writer
- Donald Fleming (1905–1986), politician
- Harry Clifford Northcott (1890-1976), clergyman
- Robert Stanbury (1929–2017), politician
Individual evidence
Web links
- Exeter ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- whitesquirrelfestival - White Squirrel Festival