St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
E470438
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada is a small city in southwestern Ontario known historically as a railway hub and for its role in regional transportation and industry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Thomas, Ontario | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
single-tier municipality ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | separated from Elgin County for municipal purposes ⓘ |
| areaCode |
226
ⓘ
519 ⓘ 548 ⓘ |
| censusDivision | Elgin County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceFromLondonOntario | approximately 25 km south ⓘ |
| economicSector |
automotive manufacturing
ⓘ
service industries ⓘ transportation equipment ⓘ |
| governingBody | St. Thomas City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council ⓘ |
| hasAttraction | Canada Southern Railway Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageBuilding |
Canada Southern Railway Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old St. Thomas Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Jumbo the Elephant monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Elgin County Railway Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | death of circus elephant Jumbo in 1885 by a train near St. Thomas ⓘ |
| historicalRole | railway hub ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 1881 ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsTown | 1861 ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsVillage | 1852 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
manufacturing industry
ⓘ
railway history ⓘ regional transportation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elgin County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFederalRiding | Elgin—Middlesex—London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvincialRiding | Elgin—Middlesex—London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | London, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearWaterBody | Kettle Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix |
N5P
ⓘ
N5R ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| railwayNickname | Railway City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middlesex census division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByHighway |
Highway 3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlementType | urban ⓘ |
| sportsTeam | St. Thomas Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsTeamType | junior ice hockey team ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportationRole | regional rail junction in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
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Roy Brown
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Roy Brown
this entity surface form:
St. Thomas, Ontario