Ingersoll, Ontario

:This article is about the town. For the orator and political leader, see Robert G. Ingersoll.

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Ingersoll (2001 population 10,977) is a town in Oxford County on the Thames River in southwestern Ontario, Canada.

Related Topics:
2001 - Town - Oxford County - Thames River - Ontario - Canada

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The town was founded by Thomas Ingersoll as Oxford-on-the-Thames. He was a Loyalist who fled the United States, and Laura Secord's father. The town was later renamed Ingersoll in his honor.

Related Topics:
Thomas Ingersoll - Loyalist - United States - Laura Secord

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The area was well known for cheese production, and was home to the first such factory in Canada.

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Ingersoll is the hometown of prominent Canadian author David Manicom.

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Heavy manufacturing is Ingersoll's largest industry, including manufacturers such as CAMI Automotive. CAMI, however, is starting production of a new vehicle, The Pontiac Torrent, which starts production in late August of 2005.

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The current mayor is Paul Holbrough.

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