Grey County
Grey County | |
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County of Grey | |
Coordinates:44°20′N80°40′W/ 44.333°N 80.667°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Established | 1852 |
County seat | Owen Sound |
Subdivisions | List
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Government | |
• Type | Upper Tier Municipal Government |
Area | |
• Land | 4,513.50 km2(1,742.67 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 93,830 |
• Density | 20.8/km2(54/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5(EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4(EDT) |
Area code | 519/226/548 |
Website | www.grey.ca |
Grey Countyis acountyof theCanadian provinceofOntario.The county seat is inOwen Sound.It is located in the subregion ofSouthern OntarionamedSouthwestern Ontario.Grey County is also a part of theGeorgian Triangle.At the time of theCanada 2016 Censusthe population of the county was 93,830.[1]
Administrative divisions[edit]
Grey County consists of the following municipalities (in order of population):
Municipality | 2016 Population[2] | Population Centres[3] |
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City ofOwen Sound | 21,341 | Owen Sound |
Municipality ofWest Grey | 12,518 | Durham |
Municipality ofMeaford | 10,991 | Meaford |
Township ofGeorgian Bluffs | 10,479 | |
Municipality ofGrey Highlands | 9,804 | Markdale |
Town ofHanover | 7,688 | Hanover |
Township ofSouthgate | 7,354 | Dundalk |
Town ofThe Blue Mountains | 7,025 | Thornbury |
Township ofChatsworth | 6,630 | Chatsworth |
History[edit]
Origin and evolution[edit]
The first European settlement was in the vicinity ofCollingwoodorMeaford.Exploring parties arrived fromYorkin 1825 by travelling fromHolland Landingand down theHolland RiverintoLake SimcoeandShanty Bay.From there they travelled by land to theNottawasaga RiverintoGeorgian Bayand along the thickly wooded shore.
In 1837 the village of Sydenham was surveyed byCharles Rankin.In 1856 it was incorporated as the Town of Owen Sound with an estimated population of 2,000.
In 1840, the area became part of the newDistrict of Wellington,and its territory formed theCounty of Waterloofor electoral purposes.[4][5]In 1849, Wellington District was abolished, and Waterloo County remained for municipal and judicial purposes.[6]The territory of theBruce Peninsulabecame part of Waterloo in 1849,[7]but was later withdrawn and transferred toBruce Countyin 1851.[8]
In January 1852, Waterloo County became the United Counties of Wellington, Waterloo and Grey.[9]Grey County was named in honour of the British Colonial Secretary's father,Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey,who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830-1834.[10]Its territory was declared to consist of the following townships, together with part of the Indian Reserves on the Bruce Peninsula:[11]
- Artemesia
- Bentinck
- Collingwood
- Derby
- Egremont
- Euphrasia
- Glenelg
- Holland
- Melancthon
- Normanby
- Osprey
- Proton
- Saint Vincent
- Sullivan
- Sydenham
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The Indian lands were later surveyed and became the townships of Keppel[12]and Sarawak.[13]A Provisional Municipal Council was organized for the County in April 1852, with the Town of Sydenham named as thecounty town.[14]
Waterloo was withdrawn from the United Counties in January 1853, and the remainder was renamed the United Counties of Wellington and Grey.[15]In January 1854, the United Counties was dissolved, and Wellington and Grey were separate counties for all purposes.[16]
In 1861-1862 the first gravel roads were constructed into Owen Sound at a cost of $300,000. The fourcolonization roadswere:
- theGarafraxa Roadrunning fromFergusto Owen Sound (nowHighway 6);
- the Durham Road leading east and west from the village ofDurham(formerly part ofHighway 4,and now County Road 4);
- the Lake Shore Road from Collingwood to Owen Sound (nowHighway 26); and
- the Toronto-Sydenham Road leading fromShelburneto Owen Sound (nowHighway 10).
Prior to the road building it often took two days to walk up to Owen Sound.[17]
In 1881, the township of Melancthon and the village of Shelburne were withdrawn from Grey and transferred to the newDufferin County.[18][19]
On January 1, 2001, Grey County underwent a major restructuring, resulting in the reduction in number of the local municipalities:[20]
New Municipality | Constituted from |
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City ofOwen Sound | |
Town ofHanover | |
Town ofThe Blue Mountains | Thornbury and Collingwood Township |
Township ofChatsworth | Chatsworth, Sullivan and Holland |
Township ofGeorgian Bluffs | Shallow Lake, Keppel, Derby and Sarawak |
Municipality ofGrey Highlands | Flesherton, Markdale, Artemesia, Euphrasia and Osprey |
Municipality ofMeaford | Meaford, St. Vincent and Sydenham |
Township ofSouthgate | Dundalk, Egremont and Proton |
Municipality ofWest Grey | Durham, Neustadt, Glenelg, Normanby and Bentinck |
Demographics[edit]
As acensus divisionin the2021 Census of Populationconducted byStatistics Canada,Grey County had a population of100,905living in42,309of its50,183total private dwellings, a change of7.5% from its 2016 population of93,830.With a land area of 4,497.93 km2(1,736.66 sq mi), it had a population density of22.4/km2(58.1/sq mi) in 2021.[21]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 100,905 (+7.5% from 2016) | 93,830 (+1.4% from 2011) | 92,568 (+0.2% from 2006) |
Land area | 4,497.93 km2(1,736.66 sq mi) | 4,513.50 km2(1,742.67 sq mi) | 4,513.21 km2(1,742.56 sq mi) |
Population density | 22.4/km2(58/sq mi) | 20.8/km2(54/sq mi) | 20.5/km2(53/sq mi) |
Median age | 49.6 (M: 48.0, F: 50.8) | 49.3 (M: 48.1, F: 50.4) | |
Private dwellings | 50,183 (total) 42,309 (occupied) | 47,560 (total) | 46,481 (total) |
Median household income | $78,000 | $62,935 |
See also[edit]
- List of municipalities in Ontario
- Census divisions of Ontario
- List of townships in Ontario
- Saugeen Kame Terraces
- List of secondary schools in Grey County, Ontario
References[edit]
- ^abCanada, Government of Canada, Statistics."Census Profile, 2016 Census - Grey, County [Census division], Ontario and Northwest Territories [Territory]".www12.statcan.gc.ca.
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:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2016 Census: Ontario: Census subdivisions (municipalities)
- ^Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2016 Census: Ontario: Population centres
- ^An Act erecting certain parts of the Counties of Halton and Simcoe into a new District, by the name of the District of Wellington,S.U.C. 1837 (1st Session), c. 116 , implemented by Proclamation of June 18, 1840
- ^Armstrong, Frederick H. (1985).Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology.Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 195.ISBN0-919670-92-X.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-09-19.Retrieved2018-01-16.
- ^An Act for abolishing the Territorial Division of Upper-Canada into Districts, and for providing for temporary Unions of Counties for Judicial and other purposes, and for the future dissolutions of such Unions, as the increase of wealth and population may require,S.C.12 Vic., c. 78, Sch. C
- ^An Act to divide the District of Huron, in the Province of Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned,S.Prov.C. 1849, c. 96
- ^An Act to make certain alterations in the Territorial Divisions of Upper Canada,S.Prov.C. 1851, c. 5, Sch. A, par. 29
- ^An Act to make certain alterations in the Territorial Divisions of Upper Canada,S.Prov.C. 1851, c. 5, Sch. A and B
- ^Marsh, Edith L. (1931).A History of the County of Grey.Owen Sound: Fleming. p. 217.
- ^S.Prov.C. 1851, c. 5, Sch. A, par. 28
- ^Marsh, Edith Louise (1931)."XXII: The Township of Keppel, its villages and Griffiths Island".A History of the County of Grey.Owen Sound: Fleming.
- ^Marsh, Edith Louise (1931)."XXIII: The Township of Sarawak and its villages".A History of the County of Grey.Owen Sound: Fleming.
- ^"Proclamation".Canada Gazette(Extra): 2–3. 1 March 1852.
- ^"Proclamation".Canada Gazette.12(3): 75. 22 January 1853.
- ^"Proclamation".Canada Gazette.13(1): 2–3. 7 January 1854.
- ^The Orangeville Banner,March 8, 1951.
- ^An Act to separate the Town of Orangeville and certain Townships in the Counties of Wellington, Grey and Simcoe, from the said Counties, and to erect the same into the County of Dufferin,S.O. 1874 (2nd Sess.), c. 31
- ^An Act to confirm certain preliminary proceedings, and make further provision for the formation of the County of Dufferin,S.O. 1880, c. 37
- ^County of Grey -Municipal Amalgamations
- ^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions".Statistics Canada.February 9, 2022.RetrievedApril 2,2022.
- ^"2021 Community Profiles".2021 Canadian Census.Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022.Retrieved2023-10-19.
- ^"2016 Community Profiles".2016 Canadian Census.Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021.Retrieved2019-08-06.
- ^"2011 Community Profiles".2011 Canadian Census.Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.Retrieved2012-02-08.
- ^"2006 Community Profiles".2006 Canadian Census.Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^"2001 Community Profiles".2001 Canadian Census.Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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