Howick, Ontario

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The Township of Howick is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the northeast corner of Huron County near the Bruce County border, east of Wingham.

The significant urban communities are Fordwich, Gorrie and Wroxeter. Smaller hamlets include Belmore and Lakelet. Rural areas comprise the remainder of the township.

Howick Township was presumably incorporated in 1856, given that 150th anniversary celebrations are scheduled for 2006.

During a series of municipal amalgamations in Ontario through the 1990s and ending in 2001, the Township of Howick boundaries remained unchanged.

Howick Township population as of the 2001 Canadian census was 3779 [1].

Municipal offices are located in Gorrie.

[edit] Transportation

A very small distance of Ontario provincial highway 9 travels through the extreme northeast corner of Howick Township. Otherwise, no provincial highways serve the township.

Huron Road 86 (formerly Ontario provincial highway 86) travels along the southern border of Howick.

Gorrie and Wroxeter are located on Huron Road 87 (formerly Ontario provincial highway 87), a significant east-west route through Howick.

Fordwich is on Huron Road 30, a short distance from Huron Road 87.

Huron Road 12 on the western end of Howick serves Wroxeter and Belmore.

The remaining county roads in Howick are Huron Road 7 (east-west, through Lakelet) and Huron Road 28 (north-south, through Gorrie).