Huron Heights | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 43°1′23.02″N81°12′17.071″W / 43.0230611°N 81.20474194°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
City | London |
Annexation (city) | 1961 (as London) |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal (Ward 3) |
• Administrative body | London City Council |
• Councillor | Peter Cuddy |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,470 |
• Average Income | $25,836 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (Eastern Time Zone) |
Area code(s) | 519, 226 |
Huron Heights is a neighbourhood in the City of London, Ontario, Canada. Located in the northeast part of the city, development began around 1960 and continued to the late 1960s in four distinct phases (one of which was commonly known as Huron Village), and included three public elementary schools, and provided students to one Catholic elementary in the area and one public secondary school just northwest of the development. A large commercial plaza with anchor grocery and department stores was developed at the west edge, and a neighbourhood plaza was developed in the central part. A city arena was built and later supplemented with a public swimming pool.
Huron Heights consists mostly of low-density, single detached dwellings. As of 2011, the area is home to 19,470 residents. Most of the neighbourhood is considered a lower-income area with an average family income of $71,288, an average dwelling value of $231,279 and a home ownership rate of 57%. [1]
It also is home to thousands of students residents from Fanshawe College [2] and the University of Western Ontario. [3]
Huron Heights was home to Canada's first Kmart store at Huron Heights Shopping Centre (1345 Huron Street) in March 1963. [4]
Huron Heights exists within the federal electoral district of London-Fanshawe. It is currently represented by Lindsay Mathyssen of the New Democratic Party, first elected in 2019.
Provincially, the area is within the constituency of London-Fanshawe. It is currently represented by Teresa Armstrong of the New Democratic, first elected in 2011 and re-elected in 2014, 2018, and 2022.
In London's non-partisan municipal politics, Huron Heights lies within ward 3. It is currently represented by Councillor Peter Cuddy, first elected in 2022.
The neighbourhood is bordered by Oxford Street to the south, Clarke Road to the east, the Thames River to the north, and Briarhill Avenue/Barker Street to the west. It is bordered by the residential neighbourhoods of Argyle, Carling, Stoneybrook, and Fanshawe, as well as the mainly industrial Airport neighbourhood. [7]
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