Stratford, Ontario

Stratford (2001 population 29,676) is a city on the Avon River in Perth County, in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Both the city and the river were named when it was first settled in 1832 after Stratford-upon-Avon, England, of Shakespearean fame.

Stratford was incorporated as a town in 1859 and as a city in 1886.

Originally a furniture manufacturing city and railway junction, tourism became a large part of the local economy when the Stratford Shakespearean Festival started in 1953. The annual festival now brings hundreds of thousands of Shakespeare buffs to the area.

Some Important Dates in Stratford's History:

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:




North: North Perth
West: Perth South Stratford East: Perth East
South: Perth South

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Last updated: 02-10-2005 18:32:09