Central Huron

Central Huron is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in Huron County. It is situated on Lake Huron between the Maitland River and the Bayfield River.

Central Huron
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Central Huron
CFB Clinton
Central Huron
Coordinates: 43°38′N 81°34′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Huron
Settled	ca. 1850
Formed	2001
Government
• Mayor	Jim Ginn
• Deputy Mayor	Marg Anderson
• Federal riding	Huron—Bruce
• Prov. riding	Huron—Bruce
Area [1]
• Land	449.58 km2 (173.58 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	7,576
• Density	16.9/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	N0M
Area code(s)	519 and 226
Website	www.centralhuron.com

History

The Municipality of Central Huron was formed on January 1, 2001, when the Town of Clinton, the Townships of Hullett and Goderich were amalgamated.

Communities

The municipality of Central Huron comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities:

• Former Goderich Township: - Blue Water Beach, Clinton,^[a] Holmesville, Porter's Hill, Summerhill^[b]
• Former Hullett Township: - Auburn,^[c] Blyth,^[d] Clinton,^[a] Harlock, Kinburn, Londesborough, Summerhill^[b]

Notes

1. Shared with the Municipality of Huron East; and formerly shared between Goderich and Hullett Townships.
2. Formerly shared between Goderich and Hullett Townships.
3. Shared with the Township of Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh.
4. Shared with the Township of North Huron and the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry; and formerly shared between Hullett, Morris and Wawanosh East Townships.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Huron had a population of 7,799 living in 3,267 of its 3,917 total private dwellings, a change of 2.9% from its 2016 population of 7,576. With a land area of 449.43 km² (173.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.4/km² (44.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	7,799 (+2.9% from 2016)	7,576 (−0.1% from 2011)	7,591 (−0.7% from 2006)
Land area	449.43 km2 (173.53 sq mi)	449.58 km2 (173.58 sq mi)	450.33 km2 (173.87 sq mi)
Population density	17.4/km2 (45/sq mi)	16.9/km2 (44/sq mi)	16.9/km2 (44/sq mi)
Median age	48.8 (M: 48.4, F: 49.2)	47.3 (M: 47.0, F: 47.7)	47.5 (M: 46.8, F: 48.0)
Private dwellings	3,917 (total)  3,267 (occupied)	3,823 (total)	4,010 (total)
Median household income	$80,000	$67,093

Canada census – Central Huron community profile

References: 2021^[3] 2016^[4] 2011^[5]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	7,862	—
2001	7,806	−0.7%
2006	7,641	−2.1%
2011	7,591	−0.7%
2016	7,576	−0.2%
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See also

• List of townships in Ontario