South Huron

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South Huron
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of South Huron
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South Huron
Coordinates: 43°19′N81°30′W / 43.32°N 81.5°W / 43.32; -81.5
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Ontario.svg Ontario
County Huron
Settled1842
Formed2001
Government
 • MayorGeorge Finch
 • Deputy MayorJim Dietrich
 • Federal riding Huron—Bruce
 • Prov. riding Huron—Bruce
Area
 • Land425.36 km2 (164.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
 • Total
10,096
 • Density23.4/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0M
Area codes 519 and 226
Website www.southhuron.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

South Huron is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the southern part of Huron County. It was formed by amalgamation of the townships of Stephen and Usborne with the Town of Exeter in 2001, in an Ontario-wide municipal restructuring imposed by the provincial government.

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Communities

Communities in South Huron include:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1996 10,229—    
2001 10,019−2.1%
2006 9,982−0.4%
2011 9,945−0.4%
2016 10,096+1.5%
[2] [1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, South Huron had a population of 10,063 living in 4,339 of its 4,722 total private dwellings, a change of

Transportation

The community is home to Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome, a public airport and former British Commonwealth Air Training Plan base. The airport has no scheduled flights, only private general aviation. (The closest airline service is London International Airport.) The airfield hosts a company that modifies private jets.

Ontario Highway 4 is the main road serving South Huron; it connects with highways 401 and 402 in London, Ontario.

Services

Policing in South Huron is from the Ontario Provincial Police's Clinton detachment.

South Huron Fire Department is a mix of full-time and volunteers at three fire stations. [4]

Huron County EMS serves South Huron from their Exeter base. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census - South Huron, Ontario". Statistics Canada . Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  3. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Fire and Emergency Services". Municipality of South Huron. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ambulance". Municipality of South Huron. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
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