St. Marys, Ontario
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.
Encyclopedia
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. Mary's is also home to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
St. Marys is the hometown of professional wrestler
Tracy Brookshaw, better known by her stage name of Traci in
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Communities
According to the 2001
Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 6,293
- % Change : 5.7
- Dwellings: 2,486
- Area : 12.48
- Density : 504.3
| North: Perth South |
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West: Perth South |
St. Marys |
East: Perth South |
| South: Perth South |
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