Listowel, Ontario
E561274
Listowel, Ontario is a small town in the municipality of North Perth known as a commercial and service hub for the surrounding rural area in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Listowel, Ontario canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6016601 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Listowel, Ontario Context triple: [Southwestern Ontario, hasCity, Listowel, Ontario]
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A.
Penetanguishene, Ontario
Penetanguishene, Ontario is a small historic town on the southern tip of Georgian Bay known for its waterfront, naval and military heritage, and bilingual (English/French) community.
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B.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
Hawkesbury, Ontario is a small bilingual town on the Ottawa River known for its manufacturing history and position between Ottawa and Montreal.
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C.
Rossmore, Ontario
Rossmore, Ontario is a small community located in Prince Edward County in southeastern Ontario, Canada, known as a residential and service hub just south of Belleville.
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D.
Wawa, Ontario
Wawa, Ontario is a small town in northern Ontario, Canada, known for its proximity to Lake Superior and its iconic giant Canada goose statue.
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E.
Norval, Ontario
Norval, Ontario is a small historic village in Halton Hills known for its scenic setting along the Credit River and its association with artist Lucy Maud Montgomery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Listowel, Ontario Target entity description: Listowel, Ontario is a small town in the municipality of North Perth known as a commercial and service hub for the surrounding rural area in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
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A.
Penetanguishene, Ontario
Penetanguishene, Ontario is a small historic town on the southern tip of Georgian Bay known for its waterfront, naval and military heritage, and bilingual (English/French) community.
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B.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
Hawkesbury, Ontario is a small bilingual town on the Ottawa River known for its manufacturing history and position between Ottawa and Montreal.
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C.
Rossmore, Ontario
Rossmore, Ontario is a small community located in Prince Edward County in southeastern Ontario, Canada, known as a residential and service hub just south of Belleville.
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D.
Wawa, Ontario
Wawa, Ontario is a small town in northern Ontario, Canada, known for its proximity to Lake Superior and its iconic giant Canada goose statue.
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E.
Norval, Ontario
Norval, Ontario is a small historic village in Halton Hills known for its scenic setting along the Credit River and its association with artist Lucy Maud Montgomery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community
ⓘ
population centre ⓘ unincorporated area ⓘ |
| amalgamatedInto | North Perth, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amalgamationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| areaCodes |
226
ⓘ
519 ⓘ 548 ⓘ |
| censusDivision | Perth County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 45 km north of Stratford, Ontario
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approximately 65 km northwest of Kitchener ⓘ |
| formerStatus | town ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipality of North Perth Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArena | Steve Kerr Memorial Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
agricultural services
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ retail trade ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Paddyfest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighSchool | Listowel District Secondary School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHospital | Listowel Memorial Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | North Perth Public Library Listowel branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinorHockeyTeam | Listowel Cyclones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPark | Memorial Park (Listowel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | North Maitland River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial hub for surrounding rural area
ⓘ
service centre for North Perth and area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Perth, Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Perth County, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Highway 23
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Maitland River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PaddyfestType | St. Patrick’s Day festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | municipality of North Perth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | N4W ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| regionalCentreFor |
North Perth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Perth County ⓘ |
| regionalPlanningArea | Southwestern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
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surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Listowel, Ontario Description of subject: Listowel, Ontario is a small town in the municipality of North Perth known as a commercial and service hub for the surrounding rural area in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.