London, Ontario
London, Ontario is a large city halfway between Detroit, Michigan and Toronto, Canada. The city had 422,324 people in it in 2021.
History
The city had 3,500 people in it in 1846. It had buildings including a jail and court house.
Growing
Byron and Masonville, joined London in 1961 adding 60,000 people and almost doubling its area. After this, growth sped up as London grew in all directions.
On 1 January 1993, London nearly doubled in size again because other towns joined it.
Parks
London has a lot of parks. Victoria Park in downtown London has many events. Some other major parks are Harris Park, Gibbons Park, Fanshawe Conservation Area, Springbank Park, White Oaks Park and Westminster Ponds.
Government and law
London's local government is divided among fourteen councillors and the mayor. Josh Morgan was elected mayor in the 2022 election.
London, Ontario Media
Early advertisement for Labatt
Canada Trust was founded in London in 1864 as The Huron and Erie Trust. Its headquarters is visible in this 1960 photo. The successor bank is TD Canada Trust, with the first transit number assigned to TD: 0001.
Residential suburban sprawl of London municipality
image made by author for illus. of article, en:Blackfriars Street Bridge
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at the unveiling ceremony of the Flame of Hope in July 1989
- SiftonBogboardwalk
Downtown London and One London Place, the tallest office building in the city
The Robarts Research Institute primary building
London Life headquarters in Downtown London
Victoria Hospital part of the London Health Sciences Centre
Other websites
- About London Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- London Ontario Community Information Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Official City of London Website
- Museum of Ontario Archeology
- Local Weather Archived 2007-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
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