Central Huron, Ontario

Central Huron
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Central Huron
Central Huron
Coordinates: 43°38′N 81°34′W / 43.633°N 81.567°W / 43.633; -81.567Coordinates: 43°38′N 81°34′W / 43.633°N 81.567°W / 43.633; -81.567
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Huron
Settled	ca. 1850
Formed	2001
Government
• Reeve	Jim Ginn
• Federal riding	Huron—Bruce
• Prov. riding	Huron—Bruce
Area^[1]
• Land	450.33 km² (173.87 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	7,591
• Density	16.9/km² (44/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	N0M
Area code(s)	519 and 226
Website	www.centralhuron.com

Central Huron is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in Huron County. It is situated on Lake Huron between the Maitland River and the Bayfield River.

The Municipality of Central Huron was formed on January 1, 2001, when the Town of Clinton, the Township of Hullett and the Township of Goderich were amalgamated.

Demographics

Canada census – Central Huron, Ontario community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	7591 (-0.7% from 2006) 450.33 km² (173.87 sq mi) 16.9/km² (44/sq mi) 47.5 (M: 46.8, F: 48.0) 4010	7641 (-2.1% from 2001) 447.60 km² (172.82 sq mi) 17.1/km² (44/sq mi) 44.0 (M: 43.4, F: 44.7) 3419 $54,238	7806 (-0.7% from 1996) 447.60 km² (172.82 sq mi) 17.4/km² (45/sq mi) 41.8 (M: 41.2, F: 42.3) 3438 $47,299

References: 2011^[1] 2006^[2] 2001^[3]

Population trend:^[4]

Population in 2006: 7641
Population in 2001: 7806
Population total in 1996: 7862
- Clinton (town): 3216
- Goderich (township): 2768
- Hullett (township): 1878
Population in 1991:
- Clinton (town): 3187
- Goderich (township): 2560
- Hullett (township): 1807