:''This is the article about the town in Ontario. For other uses, see,
Ingersoll (disambiguation).''
'Ingersoll' (2006 population 12,000) is a
town in
Oxford County on the
Thames River in southwestern
Ontario,
Canada. The nearest city is
Woodstock, Ontario, but is also close to
Tillsonburg, Ontario, just on the other side of
Highway 401 along
Highway 19.
The town was founded by
Thomas Ingersoll (
Laura Secord's father) as 'Oxford-on-the-Thames'. The town was later renamed Ingersoll in his honour.
The area was well known for
cheese production, and was home to the first such factory in Canada.
Ingersoll is the hometown of Canadian author
David Manicom.
Heavy manufacturing is Ingersoll's largest industry, including manufacturers such as
CAMI Automotive, a 50–50
joint venture between
Suzuki and
General Motors of Canada Ltd..
The current mayor is Paul Holbrough.
External links
★
Town of Ingersoll website
★
Ingersoll District Chamber of Commerce