Huron East, Ontario

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Huron East
Municipality of Huron East
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Huron East
Coordinates: 43°37′30″N81°17′04″W / 43.625°N 81.2844°W / 43.625; -81.2844
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
County Huron
Settled1830s
Formed2001
Government
  MayorBernie MacLellan
  Deputy MayorAlvin McLellan
  Federal riding Huron—Bruce
  Prov. riding Huron—Bruce
Area
[1]
  Land669.26 km2 (258.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total9,512
  Density13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0K, N0G
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.huroneast.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Municipality of Huron East is a Canadian municipality located in Huron County, Ontario. It was formed in 2001 as an amalgamation of the former Grey, McKillop and Tuckersmith townships with the town of Seaforth and village of Brussels, due to an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time. The municipality is structured as five wards based on the former townships, town and village.

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In January of 2022, then eighteen-year-old Justin Morrison became the youngest person in the history of Huron East to become a municipal councilor [3]

Geography

Communities

Besides the town of Seaforth and the village of Brussels, the municipality of Huron East comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including:

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Shared with the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry.
  2. 1 2 3 Shared with the Municipality of North Perth, within Perth County.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Shared with the Municipality of West Perth, within Perth County.
  4. 1 2 Shared with the Municipality of Bluewater.
  5. Partially shared with the Municipality of Bluewater; former village.
  6. 1 2 Shared with the Municipality of Central Huron.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1996 9,937    
2001 9,680−2.6%
2006 9,310−3.8%
2011 9,264−0.5%
2016 9,138−1.4%
2021 9,512+4.1%
[4] [1] [5] [2]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Huron East had a population of 9,512 living in 3,707 of its 3,912 total private dwellings, a change of

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Huron East, Ontario (Code 3540040) census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  2. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census Huron East, Ontario". Statistics Canada . Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. "Teen officially begins role as councillor in Huron East". Kitchener. 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006
  5. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Huron East, Ontario". Statistics Canada . Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  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.