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Grey Highlands

Grey Highlands
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nameGrey Highlands
official_nameMunicipality of Grey Highlands
settlement_typeMunicipality (lower-tier)
image_skylineGrey Highlands ON.JPG
flag_size120x100px
shield_size100x80px
pushpin_mapCAN ON Grey#Canada Southern Ontario
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Grey
established_titleSettled
established_title2Formed
established_date2January 1, 2001
leader_titleMayor
leader_namePaul McQueen
leader_title2Federal riding
leader_name2Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
leader_title3Prov. riding
leader_name3Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
area_land_km2882.51
area_footnotes
population_as_of2016
population_footnotes
population_total9804 (+3.0 %)
population_density_km211.1
timezoneEST
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
postal_code_typePostal Code
postal_codeN0C 1H0
area_codes519 and 226
websitewww.greyhighlands.ca

Deputy Mayor Dane Nielsen

Eugenia Falls

Grey Highlands is a municipality in the southeast corner of Grey County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed on January 1, 2001, by the amalgamation of the village of Markdale and the townships of Artemesia, Euphrasia and Osprey, which included the unincorporated hamlets of Eugenia, Ceylon, Maxwell, Singhampton, Priceville, Kimberley, Badjeros, and Feversham. The former village of Flesherton is also located within the municipality and was amalgamated with Artemesia Township in 1998.

According to the 2016 census, the municipality covers a land area of 882 square kilometres and has a population of 9,804. The municipality has a healthy population growth, and its average age (43 years old) is close to that of the provincial average (41 years old). The average household size is 2.5, and the average total income of all households is $94,000. The average after-tax income of households in the municipality is $77,000.

Communities

  • Eugenia
  • Feversham ()
  • Flesherton
  • Kimberley
  • Markdale
  • Vandeleur

Geography

The dominant natural feature of the area is the Niagara Escarpment, which passes through the municipality and has several ancillary features:

  • the Bruce Trail, a popular hiking and multi-use trail, follows the brow of the Niagara Escarpment.
  • Beaver Valley, a steep-sided and broad valley, was created during the last ice age. The eastern side of the valley, as part of the Niagara Escarpment, was designated a UNESCO Biosphere reserve in 1990. The west side of the valley is home to a number of downhill ski slopes, including Beaver Valley Ski Club.
  • Eugenia Falls, where the Beaver River crosses the Niagara Escarpment, is the location of Grey County's only gold rush.

Demographics

|1996|8620 |2001|9196 |2006|9480 |2011|9520 |2016|9804

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grey Highlands had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 879.03 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Education

Elementary students (kindergarten to grade 8) are divided into three catchment areas:

  • MacPhail Memorial Elementary School serves the Flesherton area.
  • Osprey Central School serves the Maxwell and the Feversham areas.
  • Beavercrest Community School serves the Markdale and the surrounding areas.

All of those students go to Grey Highlands Secondary School, in Flesherton, for Grades 9 to 12.

References

References

  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Grey Highlands, Municipality". [[Statistics Canada]].
  2. (2009). "List of Biosphere Reserves 2009". [[UNESCO]].
  3. Smith, William Wye. (1866). "Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Grey for 1865-66". Global Steam Press.
  4. Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]] census
  5. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". [[Statistics Canada]].
  6. (8 February 2012). "Grey Highlands census profile". Statistics Canada.
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