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Strathroy, Ontario

Strathroy (2001 population 19,114) is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. In 1998 its town government merged with the outlying township of Caradoc.

Strathroy was first settled in 1832 by John Stewart Buchanan[?], at a spot on the Sydenham River[?] sufficient enough to power a grist mill. It was incorporated in 1860.

Manufacturing and food processing are major industries in Strathroy.

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