Grey Highlands | |
Official Name: | Municipality of Grey Highlands |
Settlement Type: | Municipality (lower-tier) |
Flag Size: | 120x100px |
Pushpin Map: | CAN ON Grey#Canada Southern Ontario |
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.
The dominant natural feature of the area is the Niagara Escarpment, which passes through the municipality and has several ancillary features:
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]
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.