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Minto, Ontario


FieldValue
nameMinto
official_nameTown of Minto
settlement_typeTown (lower-tier)
native_name
motto"Where Your Family Belongs"
image_skylineHarriston Main Street.jpg
image_captionMain Street, Harriston
pushpin_mapCAN ON Wellington#Canada Southern Ontario
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Wellington
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameDave Turton
leader_title1Deputy Mayor
leader_name1Jean Anderson
leader_title2Federal riding
leader_name2Perth Wellington
leader_title3Prov. riding
leader_name3Perth—Wellington
established_titleSettled
established_title2Formed
established_date21999
area_footnotes
area_land_km2300.69
population_as_of2021
population_note
population_total9300
population_density_km230.3
timezoneEST
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
coordinates
elevation_m334
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_codeN0G 2P0
N0G 1Z0
N0G 1M0
area_codes519 and 226
websitewww.town.minto.on.ca

N0G 1Z0 N0G 1M0

Minto is a town in midwestern Ontario, Canada, on the Maitland River in Wellington County. Minto is the western terminus of Highway 9. It is named for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto; 8th Governor General of Canada.

The Town of Minto was formed in 1999 through the amalgamation of the Township of Minto, the Towns of Harriston and Palmerston along with the Village of Clifford.

Communities

In addition to the primary settlement of Palmerston, the town also includes the smaller communities of Clifford, Cotswold, Drew, Fultons, Glenlee, Greenbush, Harriston, Harriston Junction, Minto, Teviotdale and White's Junction.

Note:

Demographics

Historical populations |1996 | 7854 |2001 | 8164 |2006 | 8504 |2011 | 8334 |2016 | 8671

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Minto had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 300.19 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Sports

  • Mapleton-Minto 81's SR. AA hockey team playing in the Western Ontario Athletic Association.

Education

Minto's schools are governed by the Upper Grand District School Board.

  • Palmerston Public School (grades JK–8) – mascot: Panda
  • Minto Clifford Central Public School (grades JK–8) – mascot: Tornado
  • Norwell District Secondary School (grades 9–12) – mascot: Varsity Reds

References

References

  1. (8 February 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Minto, Ontario". Statistics Canada.
  2. Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]] census
  3. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". [[Statistics Canada]].
  4. "Minto, Ontario (Code 3523043) census profile". Statistics Canada.
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