St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

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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.

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St. Thomas, Ontario 1

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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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Captain Roy Brown placeOfDeath St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
subject surface form: Roy Brown
Captain Roy Brown residence St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
subject surface form: Roy Brown
Southwestern Ontario hasCity St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
this entity surface form: St. Thomas, Ontario
Joe Thornton placeOfResidence St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada