The Township of North Huron is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 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...

, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

 government imposed amalgamation on municipalities throughout the provinces. Specifically, the former township of East Wawanosh was merged with the village of Blyth

Blyth, Ontario

Blyth is a community in the municipality of North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It is located southwest of the town of Wingham on Huron Road 4 and geographically south of the town of Lucknow....

 and the town of Wingham

Wingham, Ontario

Wingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario, Canada, which is located in Huron County...

.

Geography

North Huron includes the following communities:

• Belgrave
• Blyth
  Blyth, Ontario
  Blyth is a community in the municipality of North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It is located southwest of the town of Wingham on Huron Road 4 and geographically south of the town of Lucknow....
  
  
• Whitechurch
  Whitechurch, Ontario
  Whitechurch, Ontario is a village near Lucknow, Ontario, located along the border of Huron and Bruce County. Whitechurch is an entirely residential community, with the exception of Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Whitechurch Community Hall and CMG Building Solutions...
  
   (borders on Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh
  Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh
  The Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed as an amalgamation of the former Ashfield, Colborne and West Wawanosh townships in 2001, in an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time...
  
  )
• Wingham
  Wingham, Ontario
  Wingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario, Canada, which is located in Huron County...
  
  

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 5015 (2001 to 2006 population change: 0.6 %)
• Population in 2001: 4984
• Population total in 1996: 5099
  • Blyth (village): 991
  • East Wawanosh (township): 1167
  • Wingham (town): 2941
• Population in 1991:
  • Blyth (village): 955
  • East Wawanosh (township): 1187
  • Wingham (town): 3018

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1158 (total dwellings: 1249)

External links

• Township of North Huron (municipal site)