Huron Tract
| Huron Tract | |
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| Area | |
| • 1833-1953 | 2,756,960 acres (11,157.0 km2) of land |
| Population | |
| • 685. | 1833 |
| • 9177/20,000 | 1843 - 1848 |
| • Not known | 1947 |
| • 0 | 1950s. |
| History | |
| • Origin |
In 1825 in negotiations with the Chippewa First Nation, and in 1836 negotiated a treaty with the Ojibway and Saugeen First Nation for the land to the north toward Georgian Bay. |
| • Created | July 10, 1827 |
| • Abolished | December 1953 |
| • Succeeded by | Province of Ontario |
| Status | Negotiated with the Chippewas of Chenail Ecarte, the Ausable River, and St. Clair River for this tract. |
| Government | British |
| • HQ | Canada Company at York, Upper Canada. Later at Goderich, Upper Canada |
| • Motto | Non mutat genus solum(Latin) ("Loyal she began, thus she remains") |
| • Units | Huron, Perth, Lambton and parts of Middlesex. |
| Ellice Swamp | |
| Protected Area | |
| Name origin: Named with reference to Ellice Township (Ontario) | |
| Country | Canada |
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| State | Ontario |
| Region | Perth County, Ontario |
| Cities | Milverton, Ontario, Stratford, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°47′N 80°10′W / 43.783°N 80.167°W |
| Biome | Forest: Poplar, black ash and silver maple |
| Geology | Serpentine group, granite, pyrite, clay slate |
| Plants | Cypripedium pubescens, Canadian blueberry, Ophioglossum, Eriophorum, Spiranthes, sumac, serviceberry, willow |
| Animals | Golden-winged warbler, white-tailed deer, cougar (also known as puma, mountain lion, or eastern panther), snapping turtle |
| Website: http://www.thamesriver.on.ca/wetlands_and_natural_areas/ellice_gadshill_swamps.htm | |
In 1825 in negotiations with the Chippewa First Nation, and in 1836 negotiated a treaty with the Ojibway and Saugeen First Nation for the land to the north toward Georgian
Coordinates: 44°48′N 82°24′W / 44.8°N 82.4°W
The Huron Tract Purchase also known as the Huron Block, registered as Crown Treaty Number 29, is a large area of land in southwestern Ontario bordering on Lake Huron to the west and Lake Erie to the east. The area spans the counties of Huron, Perth, Middlesex and present day Lambton County, Ontario in the Province of Ontario.
The Huron Tract was purchased by the Canada Company, an agent of the British government, to be distributed to colonial settlers of Upper Canada. Influenced by William "Tiger" Dunlop, John Galt and other businessmen formed the Canada Company. The Canada Company bought one million acres (4,000 km2) of land west of the then London district and called it the Huron Tract. The Canada Company was the administrative agent for the Huron Tract.
An Act of Parliament in 1825 incorporated the Canada Company with the Huron Tract settlement objective as its primary goal. The Canada Company received its Charter in 1826, ceased business in 1951 and was dissolved in December 1953. The administration of the Huron Tract demonstrates the uniquely North American tendency to allocate to private enterprise, functions which would normally have been the Crown prerogative in Britain. Nevertheless, private enterprise and the ruling elite never quite separated in the case of the Huron Tract, the Canada Company and the Family Compact being almost synonymous until after the Rebellions of 1837.
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