St. Marys, Ontario
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St. Marys is a town in southwestern Ontario located southwest of Stratford. St. Marys is located on the River Thames in the County of Perth. The town is also known by its nickname, "The Stone Town," due to its many structures rendered in local limestone.
St. Marys is the burial place of Arthur Meighen, Canada's 9th Prime Minister. Timothy Eaton, who went on to become one of Canada's greatest retailers, opened his first businesses in Canada in St. Marys and nearby Kirkton, Ontario.
St. Marys is the hometown of professional wrestler Tracy Brookshaw, better known by her stage name of Traci in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Communities
- Lind
- Kirkton
- St. Marys
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 6,293
- % Change (1996-2001): 5.7
- Dwellings: 2,486
- Area (km².): 12.48
- Density (persons per km².): 504.3
| North: Perth South | |||||
| West: Perth South | St. Marys | East: Perth South | |||
| South: Perth South |
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| Ontario |
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| Counties | Bruce - Dufferin - Elgin - Essex - Frontenac - Grey - Haliburton - Hastings - Huron - Lambton - Lanark - Leeds and Grenville - Lennox and Addington - Middlesex - Northumberland - Perth - Peterborough - Prescott and Russell - Renfrew - Simcoe - Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry - Wellington |
| Districts | Algoma - Cochrane - Kenora - Manitoulin - Nipissing - Parry Sound - Rainy River - Sudbury - Thunder Bay - Timiskaming |
| Regional municipalities | Durham - Halton - Muskoka - Niagara - Oxford - Peel - Waterloo - York |
| Single-tier municipalities | Brant - Brantford - Chatham-Kent - Greater Sudbury - Haldimand - Hamilton - Kawartha Lakes - Norfolk - Ottawa - Prince Edward - Toronto |
| Separated municipalities | Barrie - Belleville - Brantford - Brockville - Gananoque - Guelph - Kingston - London - Orillia - Pembroke - Peterborough - Prescott - Quinte West - Smiths Falls - St. Marys - St. Thomas - Stratford - Windsor |
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