The Municipality of Huron East is located in Huron County, Ontario

Huron County, Ontario

Huron County is a census division and 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...

. It was formed in 2001 as an amalgamation of the former Grey, McKillop and Tuckersmith townships with the town of Seaforth

Seaforth, Ontario

Seaforth is a Southern Ontario community in the municipality of Huron East, in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.-History:...

 and village of Brussels

Brussels, Ontario

Brussels is a community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada, located within the municipality of Huron East. It was originally called Ainleyville. The name was changed in 1872 when a branch line of the Grand Trunk Railway from Guelph came through the town...

 due to an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time. The new municipality is structured as five wards based on the former townships, town and village.

Geography

Huron East includes or borders on the following communities:

• Brucefield (borders with the Municipality of Bluewater
  Bluewater, Ontario
  The Municipality of Bluewater is located in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario Government instituted the amalgamation of municipalities throughout the province. Specifically, the former townships of Hay and Stanley were merged with the villages of Bayfield,...
  
  )
• Brussels
  Brussels, Ontario
  Brussels is a community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada, located within the municipality of Huron East. It was originally called Ainleyville. The name was changed in 1872 when a branch line of the Grand Trunk Railway from Guelph came through the town...
  
  
• Egmondville
  Egmondville, Ontario
  Egmondville is an historic former village now part of the community of Seaforth in the municipality of Huron East, in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. The community was founded in 1845 by Constant Van Egmond, the eldest son of Anthony Van Egmond and named in honour of his father.-Sources:Lee, Robert...
  
  
• Ethel
  Ethel, Ontario
  Ethel is a hamlet located in northern Huron County, Ontario, Canada and has a population of almost two hundred. It is in the municipality of Huron East in Grey Township. Ethel is home to the Grey Township Fire Department, the Ethel Community Hall, Ethel United Church, Ethel Mennonite Church and the...
  
  
• Harpurhey
• Hensall
  Hensall, Ontario
  Hensall is a community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. Firmly rooted in the heart of Huron County's rich agricultural land, Hensall is home to three large processing facilities: Thompsons Limited, Hensall Co-op and Cook's Division of Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd...
  
   (former village of Hensall is now under the Municipality of Bluewater
  Bluewater, Ontario
  The Municipality of Bluewater is located in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario Government instituted the amalgamation of municipalities throughout the province. Specifically, the former townships of Hay and Stanley were merged with the villages of Bayfield,...
  
  )
• Kippen (borders with the Municipality of Bluewater
  Bluewater, Ontario
  The Municipality of Bluewater is located in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario Government instituted the amalgamation of municipalities throughout the province. Specifically, the former townships of Hay and Stanley were merged with the villages of Bayfield,...
  
  )
• Leadbury
• Molesworth
  Molesworth, Ontario
  Molesworth is a small community located in the town of Huron East in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Molesworth was founded in 1852 by John Mitchell and his family, who operated a general store which served the influx of settlers to the area...
  
   (borders with Perth County
  Perth County, Ontario
  Perth County is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Stratford and is located in Southwestern Ontario, west of Toronto. It encompasses , 90% of which is classified as prime agricultural land...
  
  )
• Seaforth
  Seaforth, Ontario
  Seaforth is a Southern Ontario community in the municipality of Huron East, in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.-History:...
  
  
• Vanastra
  Vanastra, Ontario
  Vanastra, Ontario is located in the municipality of Huron East in Huron County, three kilometres south of Clinton, Ontario.It is located on the property of CFB Clinton, a former Canadian Forces Base and prior to 1968, a Royal Canadian Air Force station used for radar training.The present name...
  
   (borders with the Municipality of Bluewater
  Bluewater, Ontario
  The Municipality of Bluewater is located in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario Government instituted the amalgamation of municipalities throughout the province. Specifically, the former townships of Hay and Stanley were merged with the villages of Bayfield,...
  
  )
• Walton
  Walton, Ontario
  Walton is a Southwestern Ontario hamlet in the municipality of Huron East, in Huron County, Ontario, CanadaLocated at the intersection of Huron County Rds 12 & 25, at the head of the South Maitland River 45 km east of Goderich.-History:...
  
  
• Winthrop
  Winthrop, Ontario
  Winthrop is a very small village located on the southeastern part of Huron County, Ontario, Canada, where two county roads meet. It is within the Municipality of Huron East...
  
  
• St. Columban (borders with Perth County
  Perth County, Ontario
  Perth County is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Stratford and is located in Southwestern Ontario, west of Toronto. It encompasses , 90% of which is classified as prime agricultural land...
  
  , half of St. Columban is in Huron County, the other half is in Perth County)

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 9310 (2001 to 2006 population change: -3.8 %)
• Population in 2001: 9680
• Population total in 1996: 9937
  • Brussels (village): 1131
  • Grey (township): 2036
  • McKillop (township): 1363
  • Seaforth (town): 2302
  • Tuckersmith (township): 3105
• Population in 1991:
  • Brussels (village): 1196
  • Grey (township): 2000
  • McKillop (township): 1468
  • Seaforth (town): 2312
  • Tuckersmith (township): 3170

External links

• Municipality of Huron East