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Grey County

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Grey County
County (upper-tier)
County of Grey
Official seal of Grey County
Seal
Official logo of Grey County
Logo
Coordinates: 44°20′N 80°40′W / 44.333°N 80.667°W / 44.333; -80.667
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Established1852
County seatOwen Sound
Subdivisions
List
Government
 • TypeUpper Tier Municipal Government
Area
[1]
 • Land4,497.93 km2 (1,736.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
100,905
 • Density22.4/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code519 / 226 / 548
Websitewww.grey.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Grey County is a county in the province of Ontario. The county is located in the Southwestern Ontario region, and is a part of the Georgian Triangle. At the time of the 2021 Canadian census the population of the county was 100,905.[1] Owen Sound is the county seat and the largest city in Grey County.

Administrative divisions

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Grey County consists of the following municipalities (in order of population):

Municipality 2016 Population[2] Population Centres[3]
City of Owen Sound 21,341 Owen Sound
Municipality of West Grey 12,518 Durham
Municipality of Meaford 10,991 Meaford
Township of Georgian Bluffs 10,479
Municipality of Grey Highlands 9,804 Markdale
Town of Hanover 7,688 Hanover
Township of Southgate 7,354 Dundalk
Town of The Blue Mountains 7,025 Thornbury
Township of Chatsworth 6,630 Chatsworth

History

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Origin and evolution

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The first European settlement was in the vicinity of Collingwood or Meaford. Exploring parties arrived from York in 1825 by travelling from Holland Landing and down the Holland River into Lake Simcoe and Shanty Bay. From there they travelled by land to the Nottawasaga River into Georgian Bay and along the thickly wooded shore.

In 1837 the village of Sydenham was surveyed by Charles Rankin. In 1856 it was incorporated as the Town of Owen Sound with an estimated population of 2,000.

In 1840, the area became part of the new District of Wellington, and its territory formed the County of Waterloo for electoral purposes.[4][5] In 1849, Wellington District was abolished, and Waterloo County remained for municipal and judicial purposes.[6] The territory of the Bruce Peninsula became part of Waterloo in 1849,[7] but was later withdrawn and transferred to Bruce County in 1851.[8]

In January 1852, Waterloo County became the United Counties of Wellington, Waterloo and Grey.[9] Grey County was named in honour of the British Colonial Secretary's father, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830-1834.[10] Its territory was declared to consist of the following townships, together with part of the Indian Reserves on the Bruce Peninsula:[11]

  • Artemesia
  • Bentinck
  • Collingwood
  • Derby
  • Egremont
  • Euphrasia
  • Glenelg
  • Holland
  • Melancthon
  • Normanby
  • Osprey
  • Proton
  • Saint Vincent
  • Sullivan
  • Sydenham
Canada West in 1857. Grey County is marked in dark pink.

The Indian lands were later surveyed and became the townships of Keppel[12] and Sarawak.[13] A Provisional Municipal Council was organized for the County in April 1852, with the Town of Sydenham named as the county town.[14]

Waterloo was withdrawn from the United Counties in January 1853, and the remainder was renamed the United Counties of Wellington and Grey.[15] In January 1854, the United Counties was dissolved, and Wellington and Grey were separate counties for all purposes.[16]

In 1861-1862 the first gravel roads were constructed into Owen Sound at a cost of $300,000. The four colonization roads were:

Prior to the road building it often took two days to walk up to Owen Sound.[17]

In 1881, the township of Melancthon and the village of Shelburne were withdrawn from Grey and transferred to the new Dufferin County.[18][19]

On January 1, 2001, Grey County underwent a major restructuring, resulting in the reduction in number of the local municipalities:[20]

New Municipality Constituted from
City of Owen Sound
Town of Hanover
Town of The Blue Mountains Thornbury and Collingwood Township
Township of Chatsworth Chatsworth, Sullivan and Holland
Township of Georgian Bluffs Shallow Lake, Keppel, Derby and Sarawak
Municipality of Grey Highlands Flesherton, Markdale, Artemesia, Euphrasia and Osprey
Municipality of Meaford Meaford, St. Vincent and Sydenham
Township of Southgate Dundalk, Egremont and Proton
Municipality of West Grey Durham, Neustadt, Glenelg, Normanby and Bentinck

Demographics

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As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grey County had a population of 100,905 living in 42,309 of its 50,183 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 93,830. With a land area of 4,497.93 km2 (1,736.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 22.4/km2 (58.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Canada census – Grey community profile
202120162011
Population100,905 (+7.5% from 2016)93,830 (+1.4% from 2011)92,568 (+0.2% from 2006)
Land area4,497.93 km2 (1,736.66 sq mi)4,513.50 km2 (1,742.67 sq mi)4,513.21 km2 (1,742.56 sq mi)
Population density22.4/km2 (58/sq mi)20.8/km2 (54/sq mi)20.5/km2 (53/sq mi)
Median age49.6 (M: 48.0, F: 50.8)49.3 (M: 48.1, F: 50.4)
Private dwellings50,183 (total)  42,309 (occupied)47,560 (total)  46,481 (total) 
Median household income$78,000$62,935
References: 2021[21] 2016[22] 2011[23] earlier[24][25]
Historical census populations – Grey County
YearPop.±%
1921 59,051—    
1931 57,699−2.3%
1941 57,160−0.9%
1951 58,960+3.1%
1956 60,971+3.4%
1961 62,005+1.7%
YearPop.±%
1966 62,592+0.9%
1971 66,403+6.1%
1976 72,176+8.7%
1981 73,824+2.3%
1986 74,759+1.3%
1991 84,071+12.5%
YearPop.±%
1996 87,632+4.2%
2001 89,073+1.6%
2006 92,411+3.7%
2011 92,568+0.2%
2016 93,830+1.4%
2021 100,905+7.5%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada[1][26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Grey, County (CTY) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2016 Census: Ontario: Census subdivisions (municipalities)
  3. ^ Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2016 Census: Ontario: Population centres
  4. ^ An Act erecting certain parts of the Counties of Halton and Simcoe into a new District, by the name of the District of Wellington, S.U.C. 1837 (1st Session), c. 116 , implemented by Proclamation of June 18, 1840
  5. ^ Armstrong, Frederick H. (1985). Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 195. ISBN 0-919670-92-X. Archived from the original on 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  6. ^ An Act for abolishing the Territorial Division of Upper-Canada into Districts, and for providing for temporary Unions of Counties for Judicial and other purposes, and for the future dissolutions of such Unions, as the increase of wealth and population may require, S.C. 12 Vic., c. 78, Sch. C
  7. ^ An Act to divide the District of Huron, in the Province of Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned, S.Prov.C. 1849, c. 96
  8. ^ An Act to make certain alterations in the Territorial Divisions of Upper Canada, S.Prov.C. 1851, c. 5, Sch. A, par. 29
  9. ^ An Act to make certain alterations in the Territorial Divisions of Upper Canada, S.Prov.C. 1851, c. 5, Sch. A and B
  10. ^ Marsh, Edith L. (1931). A History of the County of Grey. Owen Sound: Fleming. p. 217.
  11. ^ S.Prov.C. 1851, c. 5, Sch. A, par. 28
  12. ^ Marsh, Edith Louise (1931). "XXII: The Township of Keppel, its villages and Griffiths Island". A History of the County of Grey. Owen Sound: Fleming.
  13. ^ Marsh, Edith Louise (1931). "XXIII: The Township of Sarawak and its villages". A History of the County of Grey. Owen Sound: Fleming.
  14. ^ "Proclamation". Canada Gazette (Extra): 2–3. 1 March 1852.
  15. ^ "Proclamation". Canada Gazette. 12 (3): 75. 22 January 1853.
  16. ^ "Proclamation". Canada Gazette. 13 (1): 2–3. 7 January 1854.
  17. ^ The Orangeville Banner, March 8, 1951.
  18. ^ An Act to separate the Town of Orangeville and certain Townships in the Counties of Wellington, Grey and Simcoe, from the said Counties, and to erect the same into the County of Dufferin, S.O. 1874 (2nd Sess.), c. 31
  19. ^ An Act to confirm certain preliminary proceedings, and make further provision for the formation of the County of Dufferin, S.O. 1880, c. 37
  20. ^ County of Grey - Municipal Amalgamations
  21. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  22. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  23. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  24. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  25. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  26. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
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