Huron East
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Huron East
Seaforth
Seaforth
Huron East is located in Southern Ontario
Huron East
Huron East
Coordinates: 43°38′N 81°17′W / 43.63°N 81.28°W / 43.63; -81.28
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyHuron
Settled1830s
Formed2001
Government
 • MayorBernie MacLellan
 • Deputy MayorAlvin McLellan
 • Federal ridingHuron—Bruce
 • Prov. ridingHuron—Bruce
Area
[1]
 • Land669.26 km2 (258.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total9,512
 • Density13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0K, N0G
Area code(s)519 and 226
Websitewww.huroneast.com Edit this at Wikidata

The Municipality of Huron East is a Canadian municipality located in Huron County, Ontario. It was formed in 2001 as an amalgamation of the former Grey, McKillop and Tuckersmith townships with the town of Seaforth and village of Brussels, due to an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time. The municipality is structured as five wards based on the former townships, town and village.

Geography

Communities

Besides the town of Seaforth and the village of Brussels, the municipality of Huron East comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including:

Notes
  1. ^ a b c Shared with the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry.
  2. ^ a b c Shared with the Municipality of North Perth, within Perth County.
  3. ^ a b c d Shared with the Municipality of West Perth, within Perth County.
  4. ^ a b Shared with the Municipality of Bluewater.
  5. ^ Partially shared with the Municipality of Bluewater; former village.
  6. ^ a b Shared with the Municipality of Central Huron.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19969,937—    
20019,680−2.6%
20069,310−3.8%
20119,264−0.5%
20169,138−1.4%
20219,512+4.1%
[3][1][4][2]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Huron East had a population of 9,512 living in 3,707 of its 3,912 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 9,138. With a land area of 669.15 km2 (258.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.2/km2 (36.8/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Huron East, Ontario (Code 3540040) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  2. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census Huron East, Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006
  4. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Huron East, Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

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