City of St. Thomas
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The City of St. Thomas is a small urban center in southwestern Ontario, Canada, known historically as a railway hub and now as a regional service and manufacturing community.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
single-tier municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
226
ⓘ
519 ⓘ 548 ⓘ |
| censusDivision | Elgin County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicRole | manufacturing community ⓘ |
| economicTransition | shifted from rail-based economy to diversified manufacturing and services ⓘ |
| governingBody | St. Thomas City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | single-tier city government ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | historic downtown core ⓘ |
| historicalRole | railway hub ⓘ |
| industry |
education services
ⓘ
health care and social assistance ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ retail trade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
automotive manufacturing
ⓘ
railway heritage ⓘ regional health and education services ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Mayor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elgin County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Southwestern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
City of London, Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipalStatus | incorporated as a city ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Thomas the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Greater London area (Ontario) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | medium-sized city by Ontario standards ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | N5 ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| railwayHeritage | historically served by multiple railways ⓘ |
| railwayInfrastructure | former rail yards and lines repurposed for other uses ⓘ |
| region | regional service centre ⓘ |
| regionalFunction | service hub for Elgin County ⓘ |
| roleInRegion | commercial centre for surrounding rural area ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | census subdivision ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportation | served by regional highways ⓘ |
| transportationHistory | major railway junction in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| urbanForm | small urban centre ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
St. Thomas Assembly