Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Ontario
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The Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (2006 Population 5,409) is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario. It was formed as an amalgamation of the former Ashfield, Colborne and West Wawanosh townships in 2001, in an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time. The three former townships now comprise the wards of the amalgamated municipality.
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[edit] Demography
According to the Canada 2006 Census[1]:
| • Population: | 5,409 (-2 residents from 2001) |
| • Land area: | 587.07 km² (226.67 sq mi) |
| • Population density: | 9.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (24 /sq mi) |
| • National population rank (Out of 5,008): | Ranked 646th |
| • Median age: | 42.0 (males: 42.2, females: 41.9) |
| • Total private dwellings: | 2,920 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 1,958 |
| • Mean household income: | $N/A |
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[edit] Geography
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is located in the northwest corner of Huron County. Lake Huron is the western boundary. Its southern boundary is the Maitland River between Goderich and Auburn. The eastern border is Huron Road 22, from Auburn north to Huron Road 86 near Whitechurch. Huron Road 86 is generally the northern border of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh except for the Lucknow community limits which are in Bruce County.
Communities in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh include:
- Amberley (borders with Bruce County)
- Auburn (borders with Central Huron and North Huron municipalities)
- Benmiller (the portion of this community that is in the former Colborne township, north of the Maitland River)
- Carlow
- Dungannon
- Kingsbridge
- Kintail
- Nile
- Port Albert
- Saltford
[edit] Transportation
Highway 21 travels through the western portion of the township.
Huron Road 1 proceeds north from Benmiller through Carlow then Lucknow.
[edit] Facilities
Municipal offices are located in Carlow, east of Goderich at the south end of the township.
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