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°W / 43.667; -81.400Coordinates: 43°40′N 81°24′W / 43.667°N 81.400°W / 43.667; -81.400
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County seat Goderich
Municipalities
Area[1]
 • Land 3,399.63 km2 (1,312.60 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 59,100
 • Density 17.4/km2 (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

Townships/Municipalities

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.

Canada census – Huron County, Ontario community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 59,100 (-0.4% from 2006) 59,325 (-0.6% from 2001) 59,701 (-0.9% from 1996)
Land area: 3,399.63 km2 (1,312.60 sq mi) 3,396.68 km2 (1,311.47 sq mi) 3,407.62 km2 (1,315.69 sq mi)
Population density: 17.4/km2 (45/sq mi) 17.5/km2 (45/sq mi) 17.5/km2 (45/sq mi)
Median age: 42.3 (M: 41.5, F: 43.1) 39.8 (M: 39.0, F: 40.6)
Total private dwellings: 28,049 26,922 26,330
Median household income:
References: 2011[2] 2006[3] 2001[4]

Historic populations:[4]

Communities

Former communities/ghost towns

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
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