Huron East, Ontario
Huron East | |
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Municipality (lower-tier) | |
| Municipality of Huron East | |
 Seaforth | |
  Huron East | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′N 81°17′W / 43.63°N 81.28°WCoordinates: 43°38′N 81°17′W / 43.63°N 81.28°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Huron |
| Settled | 1830s |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernie MacLellan |
| • Federal riding | Huron—Bruce |
| • Prov. riding | Huron—Bruce |
| Area | |
| • Land | 669.26 km2 (258.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,512 |
| • Density | 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | N0K, N0G |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| Website | www |
The Municipality of Huron East is a Canadian municipality located in Huron County, Ontario. It was formed in 2001 as an amalgamation of the former Grey, McKillop and Tuckersmith townships with the town of Seaforth and village of Brussels, due to an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time. The municipality is structured as five wards based on the former townships, town and village.
Geography[]
Huron East includes or borders on the following communities:
- Brucefield (borders with the Municipality of Bluewater)
- Brussels (borders with the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry)
- Cranbrook
- Egmondville
- Ethel
- Harpurhey
- Hensall (former village of Hensall is now under the Municipality of Bluewater)
- Kippen (borders with the Municipality of Bluewater)
- Molesworth (borders with Perth County)
- Seaforth
- Vanastra (borders with the Municipality of Central Huron)
- Walton (borders on the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry)
- Winthrop
- St. Columban (borders with Perth County, half of St. Columban is in Huron County, the other half is in Perth County)
Demographics[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1996 | 9,937 | — |
| 2001 | 9,680 | −2.6% |
| 2006 | 9,310 | −3.8% |
| 2011 | 9,264 | −0.5% |
| 2016 | 9,138 | −1.4% |
| 2021 | 9,512 | +4.1% |
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Prior to amalgamation (2001):
- Population total in 1996: 9,937
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Huron East, Ontario (Code 3540040) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census Huron East, Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Huron East, Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
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Categories:
- Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario
- Municipalities in Huron County, Ontario
- Municipalities in Ontario