Amaranth, Ontario

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Amaranth
Township of Amaranth
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Amaranth within the Dufferin County
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Amaranth
Coordinates: 43°59′N80°14′W / 43.983°N 80.233°W / 43.983; -80.233
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
County Dufferin
IncorporatedJanuary 2, 1854
Government
  MayorChris Gerrits
  Federal riding Dufferin—Caledon
  Prov. riding Dufferin—Caledon
Area
[1]
  Land264.50 km2 (102.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total4,327
  Density15.0/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FSA
L9V & L9W
Area code 519 / 226 / 548
Website www.amaranth.ca

Amaranth is a township located in Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada, with a 2021 population of 4,327. It is named after the plant which grows abundantly within its borders. It is bordered by Mono to the east and East Luther to the west.

Contents

The hamlet of Laurel is located on the 5th Line (or County Road 12) and 10th Sideroad (or County Road 10). Laurelwoods Elementary School is located just outside this community, on the 6th Line and 10th Sideroad. The township building is also at this location, and has a park with baseball diamonds and soccer fields on its property.

Amaranth's system of naming roads is similar to that of the Dufferin County townships of Mono and Mulmur, and the Simcoe County townships of Adjala and Tosorontio. The system names roads running parallel to Highway 10 in Amaranth "Lines." Each is assigned a number from the town line westward in sequence. Roads running perpendicular to the Lines are numbered Sideroads, and are numbered using multiples of five ascending northward from County Road 109.

Communities

The township of Amaranth comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities such as Amaranth Station, Blacks Corners, Bowling Green, Campania, Crombie, Farmington, Fraxa, Jessopville, Laurel, Laurel Station, Maple Grove, Waldemar, Whittington; Bates' Corners, Coleridge, Fern Bank, Hall's Corners, Kennedy's Corners, Rich Hill, The Gore

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Amaranth had a population of 4,327 living in 1,372 of its 1,428 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 4,079. With a land area of 265.02 km2 (102.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.3/km2 (42.3/sq mi) in 2021. [3]

Canada census – Amaranth community profile
2021 2011
Population4,327 (+6.1% from 2016)3,963 (+3.1% from 2006)
Land area265.02 km2 (102.32 sq mi)264.5 km2 (102.1 sq mi)
Population density16.3/km2 (42/sq mi)15.0/km2 (39/sq mi)
Median age42.4 (M: 42.0, F: 43.2)42.5 (M: 42.4, F: 42.5)
Private dwellings1,428 (total)  1,372 (occupied)1,312 (total) 
Median household income$127,000
References: 2021 [4] 2011 [1] earlier [5] [6]

Population trend: [7]

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