Harrow, Ontario

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Coordinates: 42°02′08″N82°55′07″W / 42.0355°N 82.9187°W / 42.0355; -82.9187 Coordinates: 42°02′08″N82°55′07″W / 42.0355°N 82.9187°W / 42.0355; -82.9187
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
County Essex
Government
  CouncillorSherry Bondy
Area
  Land2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total2,562
  Density895.8/km2 (2,320/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s) 519 and 226

Harrow is a community located in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

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History

View of King Street East in Harrow, c. 1909 King St E Harrow ON postcard.jpg
View of King Street East in Harrow, c. 1909

First known as Munger's Corners after John Munger, the first postmaster, the town was renamed by John O'Connor in 1857 for the exclusive Harrow School in London. [1]

Hiram Walker, of Canadian Club Whisky fame, is credited with putting Harrow on the map. Walker built the railway, which brought grain from the south end of the county into the city for use in his distillery. The tracks remained for over 100 years, and were removed in 1992. The line became the Chrysler Canada Greenway, part of the Trans Canada Trail.

Walker's distillation operations remained in Harrow until 2009, when the Canbar, Inc. cooperage closed.

Harrow was also home to Ontario's last segregated school, which was finally closed in the 1960s. [2]

In 1999, the town of Harrow amalgamated with the town of Essex. The government of Essex was divided into four wards consisting of six elected councillors, plus a mayor. Harrow is the fourth ward and has a single councillor in the government.

The town was home of Harrow District High School, formerly Canada's southernmost high school until it was closed in Spring 2016.

Today

Though early settlers were mostly German, a thriving community of Portuguese came later and still remain. Today Harrow is a community situated along scenic County Road 20 that offers shops and places for antique hunters. Attractions include Colio Winery and the historic John R. Park Homestead.

Harrow has organized and hosted an annual agricultural fair every Labour Day weekend for over 150 years, and many people from Essex County and other parts of Ontario attend. Highlights of the fair include a mom calling contest, a pie auction, "bossy" bingo and a tractor pull. The Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Harrow Research and Development Centre is also located in Harrow. Atlas Tube, a unit of Zekelman Industries, owned by the Zekelman family, [3] is located on the outskirts of town.

Demographics

The 2001 Census was the last Canadian census to record demographic statistics for Harrow as a separate community. In the 2006 Census, statistics were published only for Essex.

For 2001 census: [4]

Population:2,935 (+4.6% from 1996)
Land area:2.75 km2
Population density:1,067.3 people/km2
Median age:35.6 (males: 34.2, females: 37.1)
Total private dwellings:1,075
Mean household income:$29,932

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