Huron County
Population
FACT SHEET
Issue 1
2013 FACT SHEET -- Huron County, Ontario, Canada
Huron County is home to 5
towns, 5 villages, over 60
hamlets, and divided into 9
municipalities:
Population
Huron County Population Change 1996 - 2011
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
60,020
59,701
1996
59,325
2001
59,100
2006
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2011
Census years
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Bluewater
Central Huron
Goderich
Howick
Huron East
Morris-Turnberry
North Huron
South Huron
Huron County Population Change by Municipality 2001 - 2011
4.0
10,000
3.2
3.0
2.0
8,000
1.0
0.3
6,000
-1.1
-0.7
-0.6
-0.7
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
-1.0
4,000
-2.0
-2.6
-3.0
2,000
-4.0
0
AshfieldColborneWawanosh
2001
-5.0
Bluewater
Central
Huron
Goderich
Howick
5,411
6,919
7,806
7,604
2006
5,409
7,120
7,641
2011
5,582
7,044
7,591
3.2
-1.1
-0.7
Change %
Huron East
MorrisTurnberry
North
Huron
South
Huron
3,779
9,680
3,499
4,984
10,019
7,563
3,882
9,310
3,403
5,015
9,982
7,521
3,856
9,264
3,413
4,884
9,945
-0.6
-0.7
-0.5
0.3
-2.6
-0.4
2013 POPULATION FACT SHEET -- Huron County, Ontario, Canada – Issue 1
Age distribution of
children in
Huron County 2011
Number of children in Huron
County: 10,085
Average number of children per
household: 1.0
0-4
years
32.3%
10-14
years
36.0%
5-9
years
31.7%
Huron County Population Pyramid, 2011
Male
85 years +
75-84 years
65-74 years
55-64 years
45-54 years
25-44 years
20-24 years
15-19 years
5-14 years
0-4 years
8000
Female
515
1,065
1,745
2,100
3,080
3,215
4,480
4,510
4,395
4,510
5,970
5,965
1,690 1,620
2,085
2,055
3,485
3,345
1,670 1,585
6000
4000
2000
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
Population
Percentage of households
by household size
5
persons
5.8%
Number of persons in private
households: 57,885
6 or
Average number of
more
persons in
persons
private
3.4%
households: 2.4
4
persons
12.3%
3
persons
12.3%
Huron County, Ontario
Population density: 17.4 persons per square km
Land area: 3,399.63 square km
1
person
26.3%
2
persons
39.8%
Data Source: Statistics Canada. 2012.
Huron, Ontario (Code 3540) and Ontario
(Code 35) (table). Census Profile.
2011 Census. Statistics Canada
Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa.
Released October 24, 2012.
Fact Sheet produced by:
County of Huron
Economic Development Services
Phone: 1-888-524-8394 x 3
Email: [email protected]
Huron Business Development Corporation
Phone: 519-527-0305
Email: [email protected]
Population density by municipality,
Huron County 2011
(number of persons per square kilometre)
Morris-Turnberry
9.1
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
9.5
Howick
13.4
Huron East
13.8
Central Huron
14.1
Bluewater
16.9
South Huron
23.4
North Huron
27.3
Goderich
950.8
Number of persons per sq. km.
2