Huron County, Ontario
Huron County | |
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Huron County's location in relation to Ontario. | |
Coordinates: 43°40′N 81°24′W / 43.667°N 81.4°WCoordinates: 43°40′N 81°24′W / 43.667°N 81.4°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County seat | Goderich |
Municipalities | |
Area[1] | |
• Land | 3,399.63 km2 (1,312.60 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 59,100 |
• Density | 17.4/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Postal code span | N0G, N0M, N7A |
Website | www.huroncounty.ca |
Huron County is a census division and county of the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in the southwest part of the province. The county seat is Goderich, also the county's largest settlement.
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[edit] Subdivisions
- Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh, Township
- Bluewater, Municipality
- Central Huron, Municipality
- Goderich, Town
- Howick, Township
- Huron East, Municipality
- Morris-Turnberry, Municipality
- North Huron, Municipality
- South Huron, Municipality
The boundaries of the county's municipalities have been in effect since 2001, after the Progressive Conservative provincial government imposed mergers throughout the province.
[edit] Demographics
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Historic populations:[3]
- Population in 2001: 59,701
- Population in 1996: 60,220
[edit] Communities
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[edit] Former communities/ghost towns
- Donnybrook
- Francistown
- Mafeking
- McGaw
- Sodom
- Spidertown (border with Middlesex County)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Huron County census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3540&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Huron&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ a b "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Huron County, Ontario |
- Huron County government site
- Huron County Tourism website
- Blyth Festival Theatre site
- Huron County's Historic Bridges
- Grand Bend Strip community newspaper - serving south Huron County
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