Huron East, Ontario

The Municipality of Huron East is a Canadian municipality located in Huron County, Ontario. It was formed in 2001 as an amalgamation of the former Grey, McKillop and Tuckersmith townships with the town of Seaforth and village of Brussels, due to an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time. The municipality is structured as five wards based on the former townships, town and village.

Huron East
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Huron East
Seaforth
Huron East
Coordinates: 43°37′30″N 81°17′04″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Huron
Settled	1830s
Formed	2001
Government
• Mayor	Bernie MacLellan
• Deputy Mayor	Alvin McLellan
• Federal riding	Huron—Bruce
• Prov. riding	Huron—Bruce
Area [1]
• Land	669.26 km2 (258.40 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	9,512
• Density	13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	N0K, N0G
Area codes	519 and 226
Website	www.huroneast.com

In January 2022, then eighteen-year-old Justin Morrison became the youngest person in the history of Huron East to become a municipal councilor^[3]

Geography

Communities

Besides the town of Seaforth and the village of Brussels, the municipality of Huron East comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including:

• Former Grey Township: - Brussels,^[a] Cranbrook, Ethel, Molesworth^[b] Walton;^[a] Henfryn,^[b] Ethel Siding, Jamestown,^[a] McNaught, Moncrieff, Silver Corners^[b]
• Former McKillop Township: - St. Columban,^[c] Seaforth, Winthrop; Leadbury, Dublin,^[c] Beachwood, Manley, Roxboro, Slabtown^[c]
• Former Tuckersmith Township: - Brucefield,^[d] Egmondville, Harpurhey, Hensall,^[e] Kippen,^[d] Vanastra;^[f] Clinton,^[f] Chiselhurst^[c]

Notes

1. Shared with the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry.
2. Shared with the Municipality of North Perth, within Perth County.
3. Shared with the Municipality of West Perth, within Perth County.
4. Shared with the Municipality of Bluewater.
5. Partially shared with the Municipality of Bluewater; former village.
6. Shared with the Municipality of Central Huron.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	9,937	—
2001	9,680	−2.6%
2006	9,310	−3.8%
2011	9,264	−0.5%
2016	9,138	−1.4%
2021	9,512	+4.1%
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Huron East had a population of 9,512 living in 3,707 of its 3,912 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 9,138. With a land area of 669.15 km² (258.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.2/km² (36.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario