Statistics
Grey County is an upper tier municipality with representation from several smaller municipalities.
Amalgamating of many of the smaller municipal governments took place in 2001. For more information about these changes, see the Municipal Amalgamations Page.
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Statistics
Established 1852
2010 Population - 83,378
2010 Electors - 84,723
Size - 4,426 square kilometers, 454,040 Hectares
County Roads - 867 Kilometers
Expenditure Budget 2007 - $103,979,063
Source of Population and Households data - Regional Assessment Office
Urban / Rural Census Data
| Name | Type | Total Population | Urban Population | Rural Population | ||
| Total | % of Total | Total | % of Total | |||
|
Canada |
|
30,007,094 |
23,908,211 |
79.7 |
6,098,883 |
20.3 |
|
Ontario |
|
11,410,046 |
9,662,547 |
84.7 |
1,747,499 |
15.3 |
|
Grey County |
|
89,073 |
41,568 |
46.7 |
47,505 |
53.3 |
|
Blue Mountains |
Town |
6,116 |
1,865 |
30.5 |
4,251 |
69.5 |
|
Chatsworth |
Township |
6,280 |
0 |
0.0 |
6,280 |
100.0 |
|
Georgian Bluffs |
Township |
10,152 |
730 |
7.2 |
9,422 |
92.8 |
|
Meaford |
Town |
10,381 |
4,559 |
43.9 |
5,822 |
56.1 |
|
Grey Highlands |
Township |
9,196 |
1,433 |
15.6 |
7,763 |
84.4 |
|
Hanover |
Town |
6,869 |
6,869 |
100.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
Owen Sound |
City |
21,431 |
21,431 |
100.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
Southgate |
Township |
6,907 |
1,972 |
28.6 |
4,935 |
71.4 |
|
West Grey |
Township |
11,741 |
2,709 |
23.1 |
9,032 |
76.9 |
Data collected by 2001 Federal Census. Visit the Statistics Canada website for more information.