West Grey, Ontario

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West Grey
Municipality of West Grey
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Durham, seat of and largest community in West Grey
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West Grey
Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 44°11′N80°49′W / 44.183°N 80.817°W / 44.183; -80.817 Coordinates: 44°11′N80°49′W / 44.183°N 80.817°W / 44.183; -80.817
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
County Grey
FormedJanuary 1, 2001
Government
  MayorChristine Robinson
  Federal riding Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
  Prov. riding Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Area
[1]
  Land876.02 km2 (338.23 sq mi)
Population
(2011) [1]
  Total12,286
  Density14.0/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0G 1R0
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.westgrey.com

West Grey is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in Grey County spanning across the River Styx, the Rocky Saugeen River, the Beatty Saugeen River, and the South Saugeen River. Unlike most rural communities, West Grey maintains its own police force, the West Grey Police Service.

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However, in some systems, no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the country itself.

Ontario Province of Canada

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is also Ontario's provincial capital.

Grey County County in Ontario, Canada

Grey County is a county of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is in Owen Sound. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Southwestern Ontario. Grey County is also a part of the Georgian Triangle. At the time of the Canada 2016 Census the population of the County was 93,830.

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The municipality was formed on January 1, 2001, when the former Townships of Bentinck, Glenelg, and Normanby, the Village of Neustadt, and the Town of Durham were amalgamated in a county-wide reorganization.

Communities

The Municipality of West Grey comprises the communities of Aberdeen, Allan Park, Alsfeldt, Ayton, Barrhead, Bentinck, Biemans Corners, Bunessan, Calderwood, Crawford, Durham, Edge Hill, Elmwood, Glen, Glenelg Centre, Habermehl, Hampden, Irish Lake, Lamlash, Lauderbach, Lauriston, Louise, Moltke, Mulock, Nenagh, Neustadt, Pomona, Priceville, Rocky Saugeen, Topcliff, Traverston, Vickers, Waudby and Welbeck.

Aberdeen is a community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Aberdeen consists of a series of houses in a historical Canadian village site. The village is located north of both the Durham Interforest factory and the stretch of Grey Road 4 between Durham and Hanover.

Allan Park, in Grey County, Ontario, Canada is the site of Telesat Canada's Allan Park Earth Station. Allan Park is located on Grey County Road 4 between Durham to the east and Hanover to the west, and north of Ayton. Camp Creek, a tributary of the Rocky Saugeen River, flows through the settlement.

Ayton, Ontario human settlement in Ontario, Canada

Ayton is a community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Statistics Canada Census: [1]

Statistics Canada, formed in 1971, is the Government of Canada government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa. The Minister responsible for Statistics Canada is the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, currently Navdeep Bains.

Population trend: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "West Grey census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  2. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census