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Minto, Ontario
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Minto |
| official_name | Town of Minto |
| settlement_type | Town (lower-tier) |
| native_name | |
| motto | "Where Your Family Belongs" |
| image_skyline | Harriston Main Street.jpg |
| image_caption | Main Street, Harriston |
| pushpin_map | CAN ON Wellington#Canada Southern Ontario |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Wellington |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Dave Turton |
| leader_title1 | Deputy Mayor |
| leader_name1 | Jean Anderson |
| leader_title2 | Federal riding |
| leader_name2 | Perth Wellington |
| leader_title3 | Prov. riding |
| leader_name3 | Perth—Wellington |
| established_title | Settled |
| established_title2 | Formed |
| established_date2 | 1999 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_land_km2 | 300.69 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_note | |
| population_total | 9300 |
| population_density_km2 | 30.3 |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 334 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | N0G 2P0 |
| N0G 1Z0 | |
| N0G 1M0 | |
| area_codes | 519 and 226 |
| website | www.town.minto.on.ca |
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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
- (8 February 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Minto, Ontario". Statistics Canada.
- Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]] census
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". [[Statistics Canada]].
- "Minto, Ontario (Code 3523043) census profile". Statistics Canada.
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