London, Ontario

London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada on the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of about 432,451; the city proper has a population of about 360,000 (2005). London is the seat of Middlesex County, at the forks of the Thames River, almost exactly halfway between Toronto and Detroit. It is located at {{coor dm|43|2|N|81|9|W|}}. London and the surrounding area (roughly, the territory between Kitchener and Chatham) is collectively known as Western Ontario.

Demographics

As of 2001, the City of London had 336,539 inhabitants. According to StatCan, Canada's official statistics office, the metropolitan population is 432,451 growing an annual 0.76%.

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The city of London has one of the highest percentages of people in a Canadian city who are of Anglo-saxon, Scots and Irish origins.

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Anglo-saxon - Scots - Irish

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• White: 381,980 or 91.6%
• Black: 6,115 or 1.4%
• Arab: 6,075 or 1.4%
• mixed race: 5,005 or 1.2%
• Asian: 4,600 or 1%

There are many churches in London and the religious population is predominantly Christian. According to StatsCan the Christian population can be expressed as:

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Christian - StatsCan

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Protestant: 44.0 %

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Roman Catholic: 27.9%

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other Christian: 3.9%

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Islam is the second largest religion after Christianity; many adherants of Islam come from Lebanon and Palestine. There are also small populations of muslims: Pakistanis, Indians, Iraqis, Egyptians, Somalis, Syrians, Afghanis, Turks, Sudanese, Algerians and many more. There are also a few second and even third generation Muslims living in London.

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Islam - Lebanon - Palestine - Muslim - Pakistan - India - Iraq - Egypt - Somalis - Syria - Afghanis - Turks - Sudan - Algeria

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In a city that is constantly growing and attracting new citizens, other religious faiths are also represented. The Islamic population represents 2.7% of the total and the Judaism, Hindu, Sikh and Buddist faiths are represented and have dedicated places of worship. There are also centers for Theosophy and Eckankar devotees, as well as a center for Unitarians. There is also an active Baha'i community in London.

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Islamic - Judaism - Hindu - Sikh - Buddist - Theosophy - Eckankar - Unitarian - Baha'i

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