Grey Highlands

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Grey Highlands
Municipality of Grey Highlands
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Grey Highlands
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Grey Highlands
Coordinates: 44°20′N80°30′W / 44.333°N 80.500°W / 44.333; -80.500
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
County Grey
FormedJanuary 1, 2001
Government
  MayorPaul McQueen
  Deputy MayorDane Nielsen
  Federal riding Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
  Prov. riding Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Area
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  Land882.51 km2 (340.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total9,804 (+3.0 %)
  Density11.1/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0C 1H0
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.greyhighlands.ca
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Grey Highlands is a municipality in the southeast corner of Grey County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed on January 1, 2001, by the amalgamation of the village of Markdale and the townships of Artemesia, Euphrasia and Osprey, which included the unincorporated hamlets of Eugenia, Ceylon, Maxwell, Singhampton, Priceville, Kimberley, Badjeros, and Feversham. The former village of Flesherton is also located within the municipality and was amalgamated with Artemesia Township in 1998.

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According to the 2016 census, the municipality covers a land area of 882 square kilometres and has a population of 9,804. The municipality has a healthy population growth, and its average age (43 years old) is close to that of the provincial average (41 years old). The average household size is 2.5, and the average total income of all households is $94,000. The average after-tax income of households in the municipality is $77,000.

Communities

Geography

The dominant natural feature of the area is the Niagara Escarpment, which passes through the municipality and has several ancillary features:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1996 8,620    
2001 9,196+6.7%
2006 9,480+3.1%
2011 9,520+0.4%
2016 9,804+3.0%
[4] [5] [1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grey Highlands had a population of 10,424 living in 4,091 of its 5,337 total private dwellings, a change of

Education

Elementary students (kindergarten to grade 8) are divided into three catchment areas:

All of those students go to Grey Highlands Secondary School, in Flesherton, for Grades 9 to 12.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Grey Highlands, Municipality". Statistics Canada . Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. "List of Biosphere Reserves 2009" (PDF). UNESCO. 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
  3. "In 1852, when the country was very new and wild, somebody thought he had discovered gold in the rocks below the falls... One adventurous waggonmaker, from the County of York, happening to be in the region, made a rush with the rest to the diggings, and soon departed homeward, several days journey through woods and bushroads, with a backbreaking load in a bag... He got home, and before he slept kindled up his forge fire to melt down a little of the precious stuff.... The sulphurious fumes and horrible stench of the vile stuff choked him, and well nigh drove him out of the premises. He had carried home a backload of worthless iron pyrites!"Smith, William Wye (1866). Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Grey for 1865-66. Toronto: Global Steam Press.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. "Grey Highlands census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

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