Huron County, Ontario

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Huron County
—  County  —
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.

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Subdivisions [edit]

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 [edit]

Huron County comprises a single Statistics Canada census division.

Historic populations:[3]

  • Population in 2001: 59,701
  • Population in 1996: 60,220

Communities [edit]

Former communities/ghost towns [edit]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Huron County census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-26. 
  2. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2012-03-26. 
  3. ^ a b "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-26. 

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