South Huron

Municipality in Ontario, Canada

43°19′N 81°30′W / 43.32°N 81.5°W / 43.32; -81.5Country

CanadaProvince

OntarioCountyHuronSettled1842Formed2001Government

• MayorGeorge Finch • Deputy MayorJim Dietrich • Federal ridingHuron—Bruce • Prov. ridingHuron—BruceArea

• Land425.36 km² (164.23 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[1]

• Total10,096 • Density23.4/km² (61/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Postal Code

N0M

Area code(s)519 and 226Websitewww.southhuron.ca

South Huron is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the southern part of Huron County. It was formed by amalgamation of the townships of Stephen and Usborne with the Town of Exeter in 2001, in an Ontario-wide municipal restructuring imposed by the provincial government.

Communities

Communities in South Huron include:

Centralia
Crediton
Dashwood
Elimville
Exeter
Huron Park
Kirkton
Mount Carmel
Shipka
Winchelsea
Woodham

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1996	10,229	—
2001	10,019	−2.1%
2006	9,982	−0.4%
2011	9,945	−0.4%
2016	10,096	+1.5%
^[2]^[1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, South Huron had a population of 10,063 living in 4,339 of its 4,722 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 10,096. With a land area of 425.12 km² (164.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.7/km² (61.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Transportation

The community is home to Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome, a public airport and former British Commonwealth Air Training Plan base. The airport has no schedule airline service (closest is London International Airport), serving only private general aviation aircraft. The airfield host a company that modifies private jets.

Ontario Highway 4 is the main road serving South Huron, which connects with Ontario Highway 401 and Ontario Highway 402 in London, Ontario.

Services

Policing in South Huron served via Ontario Provincial Police Clinton Detachment.

South Huron Fire Department is a mix of full-time and volunteers at three fire stations.^[4]

Huron County EMS serves South Huron from their Exeter base.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - South Huron, Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
^ "Fire and Emergency Services". Municipality of South Huron. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
^ "Ambulance". Municipality of South Huron. Retrieved June 16, 2019.