- Huron East, Ontario
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Huron East — Town — Municipality of Huron East Coordinates: 43°38′N 81°17′W / 43.633°N 81.283°WCoordinates: 43°38′N 81°17′W / 43.633°N 81.283°W Country Canada Province Ontario County Huron Settled 1830s Formed 2001 Government - Mayor Bernie MacLellan - Federal riding Huron—Bruce - Prov. riding Huron—Bruce Area[1] - Land 669.16 km2 (258.4 sq mi) Population (2006)[1] - Total 9,310 - Density 13.9/km2 (36/sq mi) Time zone EST (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Postal Code N0K Area code(s) 519 and 226 Website www.huroneast.com The Municipality of Huron East is 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 new municipality is structured as five wards based on the former townships, town and village.
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Geography
Huron East includes or borders on the following communities:
- Brucefield (borders with the Municipality of Bluewater)
- Brussels
- Egmondville
- Ethel
- Harpurhey
- Hensall (former village of Hensall is now under the Municipality of Bluewater)
- Kippen (borders with the Municipality of Bluewater)
- Leadbury
- Molesworth (borders with Perth County)
- Seaforth
- Vanastra (borders with the Municipality of Bluewater)
- Walton
- Winthrop
- St. Columban (borders with Perth County, half of St. Columban is in Huron County, the other half is in Perth County)
Demographics
Population trend:[2]
- Population in 2006: 9310 (2001 to 2006 population change: -3.8 %)
- Population in 2001: 9680
- Population total in 1996: 9937
- Brussels (village): 1131
- Grey (township): 2036
- McKillop (township): 1363
- Seaforth (town): 2302
- Tuckersmith (township): 3105
- Population in 1991:
- Brussels (village): 1196
- Grey (township): 2000
- McKillop (township): 1468
- Seaforth (town): 2312
- Tuckersmith (township): 3170
References
- ^ a b "Huron East community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3540040&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Huron%20East&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
External links
Morris-Turnberry Howick Central Huron North Perth
West PerthHuron East Bluewater South Huron Categories:- Towns in Ontario
- Municipalities in Huron County, Ontario
- Western Ontario geography stubs
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