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Little Thames grows into Shakespeare town

Stratford in brief

Stratford sits on the Avon River in Perth County farm country settled by English, Irish, Scottish, and German immigrants from the 1820s onward. Developers called the market centre Little Thames until an 1835 post office took the name Stratford.

By 1846 the Gazetteer counted about 200 people with mills, taverns, and trades already humming. Today the theatre festival puts Shakespeare on the same riverbanks, and The Little Prince Cinema is a quirky downtown favourite.

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#23
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1
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Rankings for Stratford

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Single edition · 2026

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Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.786

Only one published edition places Stratford in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

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OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon

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Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.

Single edition · 2026

#92
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 66.5

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Worth knowing in Stratford

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  • Stratford is a city on the Avon River geographically within Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a 2021 population of 33,232 in a land area of 30.

    Wikipedia

  • Stratford is the seat of Perth County, which was settled by English, Irish, Scottish and German immigrants, in almost equal numbers, starting in the 1820s but primarily in the 1830s and 1840s.

    Wikipedia

  • Most became farmers; even today, the area around Stratford is known for mixed farming, dairying and hog production.

    Wikipedia

  • Stratford sits on the Avon River and hosts one of North America's major Shakespeare festivals, renaming itself after Stratford-upon-Avon.

    Wikipedia

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