Petrolia, Ontario

Petrolia
Town of Petrolia
Nickname: 
Canada's Victorian Oil Town
Petrolia is located in Lambton County
Petrolia
Petrolia
Petrolia is located in Southern Ontario
Petrolia
Petrolia
Coordinates: 42°53′N 82°08.5′W / 42.883°N 82.1417°W / 42.883; -82.1417
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyLambton
Settled1866
Incorporated25 December 1866
Government
 • MayorBrad Loosley
 • Federal ridingSarnia—Lambton
 • Prov. ridingSarnia—Lambton
Area
 • Land12.68 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total5,742
 • Density452.8/km2 (1,173/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
N0N 1R0
Area code(s)519 and 226
Websitetown.petrolia.on.ca

Petrolia is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is part of Lambton County and is surrounded by Enniskillen Township. It is billed as "Canada's Victorian Oil Town" and is often credited with starting the oil industry in North America, a claim shared with the nearby town of Oil Springs.[2]

Lambton Central Collegiate & Vocational Institute (LCCVI) is located in Petrolia.

  1. ^ a b "Petrolia census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Oil Springs". Oil Museum of Canada. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008.

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