Grey Highlands Explained

Grey Highlands
Official Name:Municipality of Grey Highlands
Settlement Type:Municipality (lower-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
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Coordinates:44.3333°N -110°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Grey
Established Title:Settled
Established Title2:Formed
Established Date2:January 1, 2001
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Paul McQueen
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Dane Nielsen
Leader Title2:Federal riding
Leader Name2:Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Leader Title3:Prov. riding
Leader Name3:Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Area Land Km2:882.51
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:9804 (+3.0 %)
Population Density Km2:11.1
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:N0C 1H0
Area Code:519 and 226
Website:www.greyhighlands.ca

Grey Highlands is a municipality in the southeast corner of Grey County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed on January 1, 2001, by the amalgamation of the village of Markdale and the townships of Artemesia, Euphrasia and Osprey, which included the unincorporated hamlets of Eugenia, Ceylon, Maxwell, Singhampton, Priceville, Kimberley, Badjeros, and Feversham. The former village of Flesherton is also located within the municipality and was amalgamated with Artemesia Township in 1998.

According to the 2016 census, the municipality covers a land area of 882 square kilometres and has a population of 9,804. The municipality has a healthy population growth, and its average age (43 years old) is close to that of the provincial average (41 years old). The average household size is 2.5, and the average total income of all households is $94,000. The average after-tax income of households in the municipality is $77,000.

Communities

Geography

The dominant natural feature of the area is the Niagara Escarpment, which passes through the municipality and has several ancillary features:

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grey Highlands had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 879.03km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

Education

Elementary students (kindergarten to grade 8) are divided into three catchment areas:

All of those students go to Grey Highlands Secondary School, in Flesherton, for Grades 9 to 12.

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Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Grey Highlands, Municipality . . June 13, 2019.
  2. Web site: List of Biosphere Reserves 2009 . . 2009 . 2010-03-01.
  3. "In 1852, when the country was very new and wild, somebody thought he had discovered gold in the rocks below the falls... One adventurous waggonmaker, from the County of York, happening to be in the region, made a rush with the rest to the diggings, and soon departed homeward, several days journey through woods and bushroads, with a backbreaking load in a bag... He got home, and before he slept kindled up his forge fire to melt down a little of the precious stuff.... The sulphurious fumes and horrible stench of the vile stuff choked him, and well nigh drove him out of the premises. He had carried home a backload of worthless iron pyrites!"Book: Smith, William Wye . Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Grey for 1865-66 . Global Steam Press . 1866 . Toronto .
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . March 31, 2022.