North Huron | |
|---|---|
Township (lower-tier) | |
| Township of North Huron | |
) Wingham | |
)  North Huron | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′N 81°25′W / 43.83°N 81.42°W | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Huron |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Bernie Bailey |
| • Federal riding | Huron—Bruce |
| • Prov. riding | Huron—Bruce |
| Area | |
| • Land | 178.98 km2 (69.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,932 |
| • Density | 27.6/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | N0G |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| Website | www |
The Township of North Huron is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario government imposed amalgamation on municipalities throughout the province. Specifically, the former township of East Wawanosh was merged with the village of Blyth and the town of Wingham.
Communities
North Huron includes the following communities:
- Belgrave
- Blyth
- Whitechurch (borders on Huron-Kinloss, Bruce County)
- Wingham
- Donnybrook (borders on Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh)
- Fordyce (borders on Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh)
- Marnock
- Westfield
History
Indigenous people's presence in North Huron has been recorded long before European settlers arrived in the 1830s. The largest part of the township - East Wawanosh - is named after Chippewa Chief Wawanosh who signed an 1825 land use treaty. Arrowheads and other indigenous artifacts have been found by East Wawanosh farmers since European settlement.[3]
Wawanosh was originally the largest township in Huron County, with 85,640 acres. According to an early land assessment, there were 133 residents in 1844 and 87 acres of land cultivated. In 1850, an acre of land cost 8 shillings. Within 20 years, the population grew to 3,151 residents, with 12,000 acres cleared.[4]
In 1866, Wawanosh was divided into two separate townships - East Wawanosh and West Wawanosh, which is now part of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh township.
By 1869, Belgrave was a village with a population of 50 in the Township of Morris County, Huron. It was established on the Maitland River. It was a stop on the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway. There were stages to Wingham, Teeswater, Riversdale and Kincardine. The average price of land was $20.[5]
More than 20 schools have existed in North Huron. From the 1850s to 1960s, more than a dozen rural school houses educated the children of East Wawanosh.[3] In 1967, East Wawanosh Public School was opened and taught hundreds of children from Kindergarten to Grade 8. The school closed in 2012, with remaining students sent to Wingham.[6]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,984 | — |
| 2006 | 5,015 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4,884[1] | −2.6% |
| 2016 | 4,932[2] | +1.0% |
| 0-14 | 15-64 | 65+ | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 885 | 3,055 | 995 | 4,930 | ||||||||||
| Male | 460 | 1,505 | 470 | 2,435 | ||||||||||
| Female | 430 | 1,545 | 525 | 2,495 | ||||||||||
| Source: Stats Canada [7] | ||||||||||||||
Populations prior to amalgamation (in 2001): [8]
- Population total in 1996: 5,099
- Blyth (village): 991
- East Wawanosh (township): 1,167
- Wingham (town): 2,941
- Population in 1991:
- Blyth (village): 955
- East Wawanosh (township): 1,187
- Wingham (town): 3,018
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2043 (total dwellings: 2234)
Notable people
Former residents include:
- Jo Manning - artist
- George Agnew Reid - painter
See also
References
- ^ a b "North Huron, Ontario (Code 3540055) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - North Huron, Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ a b Jamieson, Lori, ed. (1992). Wilderness to Wawanosh: East Wawanosh Township 1867-1992. Belgrave, Ontario: Township of East Wawanosh. ISBN 0-9695159-0-1.
- ^ Vincent, Edith (1992). "The Early Story". In Jamieson, L. (ed.). Wilderness to Wawanosh, East Wawanosh Township 1867-1992. Belgrave, Ontario: Township of East Wawanosh. pp. 14–15. ISBN 0-9695159-0-1.
- ^ The province of Ontario gazetteer and directory. H. McEvoy Editor and Compiler, Toronto : Robertson & Cook, Publishers, 1869
- ^ Avon Maitland DSB (2012-06-12), East Wawanosh School Closing Celebrations, retrieved 2018-11-06
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census, North Huron Township". Statistics Canada.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006 census