Paisley, Ontario





Community in Ontario, Canada




















































Paisley
Community

Historic Hose Tower in Paisley, built in 1891
Historic Hose Tower in Paisley, built in 1891

Etymology: Named after Paisley, Renfrewshire


Paisley is located in Southern Ontario

Paisley

Paisley



Location in southern Ontario

Coordinates: 44°18′27″N 81°16′27″W / 44.30750°N 81.27417°W / 44.30750; -81.27417Coordinates: 44°18′27″N 81°16′27″W / 44.30750°N 81.27417°W / 44.30750; -81.27417[1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Bruce County
Municipality Arran–Elderslie
First settled 1851 (1851)
Elevation
[2]

217 m (712 ft)
Time zone
UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code
N0G 2N0
Area code(s) 519, 226, 548

CGNDB key
FAXPT

Paisley is an unincorporated community and village in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie, Bruce County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][3][4][5] Paisley is defined by its position at the confluence of the Saugeen River and the Teeswater River, and at the junction of Bruce Roads 1, 11, and 3.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Notable persons


  • 3 Climate


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


Paisley began with the settlement in 1851 of Simon Orchard and Samuel T. Rowe at the site of what would become the village of Paisley. The village was named in 1856 after Paisley, Renfrewshire in Scotland.[6]



Notable persons




  • Alexander James McPhail, an agricultural reformer, was born in Paisley in 1883.


  • Marshall Kay, a paleontologist prominently involved with the study of continental drift, was born in Paisley in 1904.


  • Isabella Valancy Crawford, a prolific Canadian author, lived in Paisley between 1857 and 1861.



Climate





















































































































































Climate data for Paisley
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
12.2
(54.0)
14.0
(57.2)
23.0
(73.4)
28.5
(83.3)
32.2
(90.0)
33.9
(93.0)
34.5
(94.1)
35.0
(95.0)
32.8
(91.0)
27.2
(81.0)
21.0
(69.8)
18.5
(65.3)
35.0
(95.0)
Average high °C (°F)
−3.2
(26.2)
−2.6
(27.3)
2.5
(36.5)
10.2
(50.4)
17.8
(64.0)
22.1
(71.8)
25.0
(77.0)
24.0
(75.2)
19.5
(67.1)
12.8
(55.0)
5.9
(42.6)
−0.5
(31.1)
11.1
(52.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−7
(19)
−6.9
(19.6)
−2.2
(28.0)
5.1
(41.2)
11.5
(52.7)
15.9
(60.6)
18.9
(66.0)
18.2
(64.8)
14.1
(57.4)
8.2
(46.8)
2.5
(36.5)
−3.8
(25.2)
6.2
(43.2)
Average low °C (°F)
−10.7
(12.7)
−11.3
(11.7)
−6.8
(19.8)
0.1
(32.2)
5.2
(41.4)
9.6
(49.3)
12.7
(54.9)
12.4
(54.3)
8.8
(47.8)
3.5
(38.3)
−0.9
(30.4)
−7.1
(19.2)
1.3
(34.3)
Record low °C (°F)
−37.2
(−35.0)
−40.0
(−40.0)
−33.0
(−27.4)
−18.9
(−2.0)
−6.1
(21.0)
−2.2
(28.0)
2.2
(36.0)
0
(32)
−5.5
(22.1)
−8.3
(17.1)
−17.5
(0.5)
−31
(−24)
−40
(−40)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
144
(5.7)
93
(3.7)
88.4
(3.48)
70.3
(2.77)
75.5
(2.97)
76.4
(3.01)
73.9
(2.91)
101.2
(3.98)
111
(4.4)
98.2
(3.87)
110.7
(4.36)
150
(5.9)
1,192.7
(46.96)
Average rainfall mm (inches)
18.4
(0.72)
23.4
(0.92)
50.7
(2.00)
60.1
(2.37)
75.4
(2.97)
76.4
(3.01)
73.9
(2.91)
101.2
(3.98)
111
(4.4)
97.2
(3.83)
74.3
(2.93)
40.6
(1.60)
802.6
(31.60)
Average snowfall cm (inches)
125.7
(49.5)
69.6
(27.4)
37.7
(14.8)
10.3
(4.1)
0.1
(0.0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(0.4)
36.4
(14.3)
109.4
(43.1)
390.1
(153.6)
Source: Environment Canada[7]


References





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  2. ^ Elevation taken from Google Maps at coordinates. Accessed 2018-07-03.


  3. ^ "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-03.


  4. ^ Map 4 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-07-03.


  5. ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-07-03.


  6. ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. Retrieved 21 October 2017.


  7. ^ Environment Canada—[1], accessed 7 May 2013



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  • Robertson, Norman (1906). "The History of the County of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, Province of Ontario, Canada". William Briggs (via ouroots.ca). Retrieved 2008-10-09.



External links



  • Paisley and District Chamber of Commerce

  • Municipality of Arran-Elderslie

  • Bruce County Official Website








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