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Tempo, Ontario

Field	Value
name	Tempo
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Canada
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Ontario
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Southwestern Ontario
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	London
pushpin_map	Ontario
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Tempo in Ontario
coordinates
elevation_m	257
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	Eastern Time Zone
utc_offset1	-5
timezone1_DST	Eastern Time Zone
utc_offset1_DST	-4
area_codes	519, 226

Tempo is an unincorporated place in the city of London in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located just south of the community of Lambeth at interchange 177 of Ontario Highway 401 with the former Ontario Highway 4.

History

Tempo originally was a village in Westminster Township, Middlesex County. It had a post office until it closed in 1913. Most of the village was demolished in the 1950s during the construction of Highway 401. There was one church, called Tempo Presbyterian Church, which opened in the mid-19th century and closed down in the first decade of the 21st century. The building still stands, as the Rose Chapel, a wedding venue.

Education

Children who live in Tempo attend primary school in Lambeth.

Economy

Farms in the area are mostly cash crop, and a few cash crop/livestock mixed farms. The livestock raised are cattle and sheep, and the main grown crop are corn and beans. There are two farmer's markets in Tempo, Farmer Jack's and Thomas Brothers Market, both of which sell locally grown fruits and vegetables, along with local meats.

There also is a Best Western Plus hotel south of Highway 401 interchange.

References

"Tempo".
"Map of The Township of Westminster, Middlesex County". [[McGill University]].
Grainger, Jennifer. (2002). "Vanished villages of Middlesex". Natural Heritage Books.

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