- Huron-Kinloss, Ontario
Huron-Kinloss is a township in the Canadian province of
Ontario , located within Bruce County. The township had a population of 6,515 in theCanada 2006 Census .Communities
The township comprises the communities of Amberley Clarks Church, Clover Valley, Holyrood, Kinlough, Langside, Lower Langside, Lucknow, Lurgan Beach, Pine River, Point Clark, Purple Grove, Reid's Corners, Ripley, and Verdun.
The area was founded as a Scottish settlement in the mid-19th century by 109 families forced to leave the Isle Of Lewis during the
Highland Clearances . The first post office at Ripley opened in 1857, and many of its original settlers are buried in the local Lewis Gaelic cemetery.Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest
North = Kincardine
Northeast =
West = "Lake Huron "
Centre = Huron-Kinloss
East = South Bruce
Southwest =
South = Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Southeast =
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