in 1996: 7,348 (or 7,278 when adjusted to 2001 boundaries) Population in 1991: 7,251 Education Public education in the township is managed by the Thames Valley District School Board, which has the following schools in East Zorra - Tavistock. All are elementary schools (up to grade 8), after which students are bused to schools in Woodstock. Hickson Central Public School Innerkip Central Public School Tavistock Public School Historical schools Innerkip Central Public School - 180 Coleman St, Innerkip. The first school which was originally built in 1930 has since been replaced with a more modern facility. Tollgate Central Public School - 744993 Oxford Road 17. It was originally called S.S. No. 4 and was built on this site in 1848. A more modern facility was built in 1954. Libraries Oxford County Library operates two branches within East Zorra-Tavistock: in Innerkip at 695566 Oxford Road 5, and in Tavistock at 40 Woodstock Street South. Natural areas and parks Innerkip Lions Park 695566 Oxford Road 5, Innerkip. 6.9 ha (17 acres). Optimist Club of Tavistock Park 250 Oxford Road 59, Tavistock. 4.5 ha (11 acres) Tavistock Queen's Park Maria St. Established in 1928. The stone gates were funded by the local Women's Institute. 20.5 ha (50 acres) of parkland and facilities. W. Leslie Dickson Arboretum 715570 Oxford Road 4. Dedicated to the memory of W.L. Dickson. This little jewel is a product of a group called "The Men of the Trees". They have worked very hard to provide in excess of 150 labeled native trees and shrubs. Plaques and monuments Canada's Birthday 986044 Perth-Oxford Rd. Plaque - located at Punkeydoodle's Corners. a 6-sided concrete pillar with the inscription "Canada's Birthday 1982". It commemorates the Rt. Honourable Joe Clark's visit to the community on this day. David Stock, Caister's Tavern 597112 Oxford Road 59, Tavistock. Caister's Tavern c. 1845–1854. Caleb Caister came from England to Oxford County in 1833. In 1836, he settled on this site, cleared farmland and built a one-storey log dwelling. This dwelling was his family home but also served as an inn and tavern. Until 1848, when what is now Tavistock was established, Caister's home was the only public accommodation in north-central Oxford County for pioneers moving along the Huron Road and thence southerly into the Zorra settlement. By the 1840s, Caister held an official municipal licence, and a survey map of the time shows that his log dwelling