Central Huron, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Central Huron is a township
in western Ontario
, Canada
, in Huron County
. It is situated on Lake Huron
between the Maitland River
and the Bayfield River
.
The Municipality of Central Huron was formed on January 1, 2001, when the Town of Clinton, the Township of Hullett and the Township of Goderich were amalgamated.
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Population trend:
Township (Canada)
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 county...
in western Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, in Huron County
Huron County, Ontario
Huron County is a census division and county of the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in the southwest part of the province...
. It is situated on Lake Huron
Lake Huron
Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
between the Maitland River
Maitland River
The Maitland River is a river in southwestern Ontario, Canada, which empties into Lake Huron in the town of Goderich, Ontario. The river is 150 km in length....
and the Bayfield River
Bayfield River
The Bayfield River is a river in Huron and Perth Counties in southwestern Ontario, Canada, that empties into Lake Huron at the community of Bayfield in the municipality of Bluewater....
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The Municipality of Central Huron was formed on January 1, 2001, when the Town of Clinton, the Township of Hullett and the Township of Goderich were amalgamated.
Demographics
According to the Canada 2001 CensusCanada 2001 Census
The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...
:
- Population: 7,806
- % Change (1996-2001): -0.7
- Area (km².): 447.60
- Density (persons per km².): 17.4
- Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2962 (total dwellings: 3419)
Population trend:
- Population in 2006: 7641 (2001 to 2006 population change: -2.1 %)
- Population in 2001: 7806
- Population total in 1996: 7862
- Clinton (town): 3216
- Goderich (township): 2768
- Hullett (township): 1878
- Population in 1991:
- Clinton (town): 3187
- Goderich (township): 2560
- Hullett (township): 1807
Communities
- Auburn (partially in Ashfield–Colborne–WawanoshAshfield–Colborne–WawanoshThe Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed as an amalgamation of the former Ashfield, Colborne and West Wawanosh townships in 2001, in an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time...
) - Blue Water Beach
- ClintonClinton, OntarioClinton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the municipality of Central Huron. Established in 1831, Clinton first began when Jonas Gibbings, Peter and Stephen Vanderburg cleared out a small area to start. Clinton started to grow in 1844 when William Rattenbury laid out...
- Harlock
- HolmesvilleHolmesville, OntarioHolmesville is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the township of Central Huron, 14 kilometres southeast of Goderich. Founded in 1832 by two Irish Canadian immigrants named Samuel and John Holmes, the community was first called Holmes Hill and Holmes Villa before receiving its...
- Kinburn
- Londesborough
- Porter's Hill
- Summerhill