See also: Grand Valley (disambiguation).
| Grand Valley | |
| Official Name: | Town of Grand Valley |
| Settlement Type: | Town (lower-tier) |
| Motto: | Nature's Playground |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Ontario |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Grand Valley in relation to southern Ontario |
| Coordinates: | 43.95°N -102°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dufferin |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Steve Soloman |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Dufferin—Caledon |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Dufferin—Caledon |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 1995 |
| Area Land Km2: | 158.23 |
| Area Water Km2: | 14.16 |
| Area Water Percent: | 8.95 --> |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 2956 |
| Population Density Km2: | 18.7 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | L9W |
| Area Code: | 519 and 226 |
| Website: | www.townofgrandvalley.ca |
Grand Valley (formerly The Township of East Luther Grand Valley) is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario. It comprises the former Township of East Luther and the former Village of Grand Valley. The town is located within Dufferin County, and includes part of the Luther Marsh. The marsh covers over 10,000 acres (40 km²) including Luther Lake. The Grand River is one of the major sites in the town.
The Town of Grand Valley comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities such as Colbeck, Damascus, Grand Valley, Leggatt, Monticello, Peepabun, Tarbert; Erasmus, Hill Settlement, Keldon, Wesley; Chatter's Corners, Doyle's Settlement
The formation of the town under the name Township of East Luther Grand Valley was a result of an amalgamation effective January 1, 1995, of the Township of East Luther and the Village of Grand Valley. In September 2012, the name was changed to the Town of Grand Valley.[1] Grand Valley was hit by an F4 tornado on May 31, 1985, that destroyed much of the town's infrastructure, which has since been rebuilt.
The Municipal Office for the Town of Grand Valley is located at:
5 Main Street North
Grand Valley, ON
L9W 5S6
The Grand Valley B.I.A. is encouraging commerce developments in the town. In an attempt to accommodate new development, the town is in the process of updating the By-laws.
The Grand Valley B.I.A., is the smallest Business Improvement Area in Ontario.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grand Valley had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 158.6km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]