Central Huron Explained

Central Huron
Official Name:Municipality of Central Huron
Settlement Type:Municipality (lower-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:ca. 1850
Established Title2:Formed
Established Date2:2001
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jim Ginn
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Marg Anderson
Leader Title2:Federal riding
Leader Title3:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:449.58
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:7576
Population Density Km2:16.9
Utc Offset:-5
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code:N0M

Central Huron is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in Huron County. It is situated on Lake Huron between the Maitland River and the Bayfield River.

History

The Municipality of Central Huron was formed on January 1, 2001, when the Town of Clinton, the Townships of Hullett and Goderich were amalgamated.

Communities

The municipality of Central Huron comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities:

Notes:

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Huron had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 449.43km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Central Huron, Ontario . . April 30, 2019.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . March 31, 2022.