Huron County, Ontario

Huron County
County (upper-tier)
County of Huron
Entering Huron County on Highway 21
Huron County's location in relation to Ontario
Coordinates: 43°40′N 81°24′W / 43.667°N 81.400°WCoordinates: 43°40′N 81°24′W / 43.667°N 81.400°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County seat	Goderich
Municipalities	List Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh Bluewater Central Huron Goderich Howick Huron East Morris-Turnberry North Huron South Huron
Area[1]
• Land	3,399.63 km^2 (1,312.60 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	59,100
• Density	17.4/km^2 (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 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.

Subdivisions

Town

• Goderich

Townships/Municipalities

• Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh
• Bluewater
• Central Huron
• Howick
• Huron East
• Morris-Turnberry
• North Huron
• South Huron

The boundaries of the county's municipalities have been in effect since 2001, after the provincial government imposed mergers throughout the province.

Demographics

Huron County comprises a single Statistics Canada census division.

Historic populations:^[4]

• Population in 2001: 59,701
• Population in 1996: 60,220

Communities

Amberley (border with Bruce County) Auburn Bayfield Belgrave Belmore (border with Bruce County) Benmiller Bluevale Blyth Brucefield Brussels Carlow Centralia (border with Middlesex County) Clinton Corbett (border with Middlesex County) Crediton Dashwood Drysdale Dungannon Egmondville Ethel Exeter Goderich Gorrie Harpurhey Hensall Holmesville Huron Park Kinburn

Kingsbridge Kintail Kippen Kirkton (border with Perth County) Lakelet Leadbury Londesborough Molesworth (border with Perth County) Mount Carmel (border with Middlesex County) Nile Port Albert St. Augustine St. Columban (border with Perth County) St. Joseph Saltford Seaforth Shipka Summerhill Vanastra Varna Walton Whitechurch (border with Bruce County) Wingham Winthrop Whalen Corners (border with Perth and Middlesex Counties) Woodham (border with Perth County) Wroxeter Zurich

Former communities/ghost towns

• Donnybrook
• Francistown
• Mafeking
• McGaw
• Sodom
• Spidertown (border with Middlesex County)

See also

• List of municipalities in Ontario
• List of Ontario Census Divisions
• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "Huron County census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
2. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
3. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
4. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

External links

• 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