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Huron County
County (upper-tier)
County of Huron
Entering Huron County on Highway 21
Entering Huron County on Highway 21
Huron County's location in relation to Ontario
Huron County's location in relation to Ontario
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County seatGoderich
Municipalities
List
Area
[1]
 • Land3,399.63 km2 (1,312.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total59,100
 • Density17.4/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code span
N0G, N0M, N7A
Websitewww.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
Population59,100 (-0.4% from 2006)
Land area3,399.63 km2 (1,312.60 sq mi)
Population density17.4/km2 (45/sq mi)
Median age
Private dwellings28,049 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011[2] earlier[3][4]

Historic populations:[4]

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

Communities

Former communities/ghost towns

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Huron County census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  2. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  3. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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