Huron County, Ontario
| Huron County | |
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| County (upper-tier) | |
| County of Huron | |
Entering Huron County on Highway 21
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 Huron County's location in relation to Ontario |
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| Coordinates: 43°40′N 81°24′W / 43.667°N 81.400°WCoordinates: 43°40′N 81°24′W / 43.667°N 81.400°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County seat | Goderich |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 3,399.27 km2 (1,312.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 59,297 |
| • Density | 17.4/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | N0G, N0M, N7A |
| Website | www |
Huron County is a county of the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in the southwest part of the province. The county seat is Goderich, also the county's largest community.
The population reported in the 2016 Census for this predominantly agricultural area with many villages and small towns was 59,297 in a land area of 3,399 square kilometers. Of the total population, 7,628 reside in Goderich.
What is now the county was originally the Huron District, which was constituted as the United Counties of Huron, Perth and Bruce in 1850. The County of Perth was given its own Provisional Municipal Council at that time, and was separated from the United Counties in 1853. The United Counties was dissolved in 1867, with the separation of Bruce County, leaving Huron County on its own.
The Huron County Council consists of fifteen members from the nine area municipalities to ensure that each is represented on this Council. Each year, a Warden is elected from the group; this individual chairs meetings and represents the County at various functions. In 2017, the Reeve was Ben Van Diepenbeek from the Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh ward.
Most of the population of the county resides in the Huron—Bruce, formerly Huron and Huron—Middlesex, federal electoral district. The majority also reside in the Huron—Bruce (provincial electoral district) formerly known as Huron and Huron—Middlesex.
The County's Official Plan (2015) addresses the following issues: "agriculture, community services, the economy, natural environment, extractive resources, and settlement patterns." According to this document, agriculture is a particularly significant part of the economy since "Huron leads all counties and regions in Ontario in total value of production; and it also exceeds the production totals of several provinces".
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The boundaries of the county's municipalities have been in effect since 2001, after the provincial government imposed mergers throughout the province.
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