North Huron, Ontario

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North Huron
Township (lower-tier)
Township of North Huron
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North Huron
Coordinates: 43°50′N81°25′W / 43.83°N 81.42°W / 43.83; -81.42
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
County Huron
Formed2001
Government
 • ReevePaul Heffer
 • Deputy ReeveTBD
 • Federal riding Huron—Bruce
 • Prov. riding Huron—Bruce
Area
[1]
 • Land178.98 km2 (69.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total4,932
 • Density27.6/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0G
Area code(s) 519, 226, 548
Website www.northhuron.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Township of North Huron is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario government imposed amalgamation on municipalities throughout the province. Specifically, the former township of East Wawanosh was merged with the village of Blyth and the town of Wingham.

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Communities

Besides the town of Wingham and the village of Blyth, the township of North Huron comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including:

Notes
  1. ↑ Shared with the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry; and formerly shared between Morris and Wawanosh East Townships.
  2. ↑ Shared with the Township of Central Huron and the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry; and formerly shared between Hullett, Morris and Wawanosh East Townships.
  3. ↑ Partially shared with the Township of Huron-Kinloss within Bruce County.
  4. ↑ Shared with the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry; and formerly shared between Morris, Turnberry and Wawanosh East Townships. Former village within Turnberry Township.
  5. ↑ Shared with the Township of Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh and the Municipality of Central Huron; and formerly shared between Hullett, Wawanosh East and Wawanosh West Townships.
  6. 1 2 Shared with the Township of Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh.
  7. ↑ Shared with the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry.

History

Indigenous people's presence in North Huron has been recorded long before European settlers arrived in the 1830s. The largest part of the township - East Wawanosh - is named after Chippewa Chief Wawanosh who signed an 1825 land use treaty. Arrowheads and other indigenous artifacts have been found by East Wawanosh farmers since European settlement. [3]

Wawanosh was originally the largest township in Huron County, with 85,640 acres. According to an early land assessment, there were 133 residents in 1844 and 87 acres of land cultivated. In 1850, an acre of land cost 8 shillings. Within 20 years, the population grew to 3,151 residents, with 12,000 acres cleared. [4]

In 1866, Wawanosh was divided into two separate townships - East Wawanosh and West Wawanosh, which is now part of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh township.

By 1869, Belgrave was a village with a population of 50 in the Township of Morris County, Huron. It was established on the Maitland River. It was a stop on the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway. There were stages to Wingham, Teeswater, Riversdale and Kincardine. The average price of land was $20. [5]

More than 20 schools have existed in North Huron. From the 1850s to 1960s, more than a dozen rural school houses educated the children of East Wawanosh. [3] In 1967, East Wawanosh Public School was opened and taught hundreds of children from Kindergarten to Grade 8. The school closed in 2012, with remaining students sent to Wingham. [6]

Demographics

Historical populations
YearPop.±%
2001 4,984—    
2006 5,015+0.6%
2011 4,884 [1] −2.6%
2016 4,932 [2] +1.0%
Source: [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Huron had a population of 5,052 living in 2,157 of its 2,277 total private dwellings, a change of

Demographics
 0-1415-6465+Total
Total8853,0559954,930
Male4601,5054702,435
Female4301,5455252,495
Source: Stats Canada [9]

Notable people

Former residents include:

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "North Huron, Ontario (Code 3540055) census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  2. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census - North Huron, Ontario". Statistics Canada . Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Jamieson, Lori, ed. (1992). Wilderness to Wawanosh: East Wawanosh Township 1867-1992. Belgrave, Ontario: Township of East Wawanosh. ISBN   0-9695159-0-1.
  4. ↑ Vincent, Edith (1992). "The Early Story". In Jamieson, L. (ed.). Wilderness to Wawanosh, East Wawanosh Township 1867-1992. Belgrave, Ontario: Township of East Wawanosh. pp. 14–15. ISBN   0-9695159-0-1.
  5. ↑ The province of Ontario gazetteer and directory. H. McEvoy Editor and Compiler, Toronto : Robertson & Cook, Publishers, 1869
  6. ↑ Avon Maitland DSB (2012-06-12), East Wawanosh School Closing Celebrations, archived from the original on 2021-12-22, retrieved 2018-11-06
  7. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  8. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census, North Huron Township". Statistics Canada.
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