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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Ontario |
| Established | 1852 |
| County seat | Owen Sound |
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| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 1,709 sq mi (4,426 km²) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| - Total | 83,378 |
| - Density | 48. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. The Blue Mountains is a Town in Southwestern Ontario, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay in Grey County Hanover is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in southern Grey County, west of Durham and east of Walkerton Meaford (2006 pop 10948 is a Canadian municipality in Grey County, Ontario. Chatsworth is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in Grey County located at the headwaters of the Styx River, the Saugeen Georgian Bluffs is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Grey County located between Colpoy's Bay and Owen Sound Grey Highlands is a municipality in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Southgate is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in the southeast corner of Grey County. West Grey is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in Grey County spanning across the River Styx, the Rocky Saugeen River Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi (18. 8/km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website: www.greycounty.on.ca | |
Grey County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. The term census division or Census Division is officially used for the Census divisions of Canada and the Census divisions of the United States. The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The county seat is in Owen Sound. The population was 89,073 in 2001.
It consists of:
- City of Owen Sound
- Town of The Blue Mountains
- Town of Hanover
- Municipality (Town) of Meaford
- Township of Chatsworth
- Township of Georgian Bluffs
- Municipality (township) of Grey Highlands
- Township of Southgate
- Township of West Grey
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History
Grey County was created in 1852 with the first settlement in the vicinity of Collingwood or Meaford. The Blue Mountains is a Town in Southwestern Ontario, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay in Grey County Hanover is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in southern Grey County, west of Durham and east of Walkerton Meaford (2006 pop 10948 is a Canadian municipality in Grey County, Ontario. Chatsworth is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in Grey County located at the headwaters of the Styx River, the Saugeen Georgian Bluffs is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Grey County located between Colpoy's Bay and Owen Sound Grey Highlands is a municipality in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Southgate is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in the southeast corner of Grey County. West Grey is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in Grey County spanning across the River Styx, the Rocky Saugeen River Collingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario. Geographically it is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay Meaford (2006 pop 10948 is a Canadian municipality in Grey County, Ontario. Exploring parties arrived from York in 1825 by traveling from Holland Landing and down the Holland River into Lake Simcoe and Shanty Bay. York is a community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formerly a separate city it was one of six municipalities Holland Landing is a village in the town of East Gwillimbury, located in the northern part of the Regional Municipality of York, in south-central Ontario The Holland River is a river in Ontario, Canada that drains the Holland River watershed into Cook's Bay the southern extremity of Lake Simcoe Lake Simcoe is a Lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the twelfth-largest lake in the province Oro-Medonte is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada on the northwestern shores of Lake Simcoe in Simcoe County. From there they traveled by land to the Nottawasaga River into Georgian Bay and along the thickly wooded shore. The Nottawasaga River is a river in southern Ontario, Canada. Georgian Bay (French baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. In 1837 the village of Sydenham (now called Owen Sound) was surveyed by Chas. Ranking, P. L. S. In 1856 it was incorporated as the Town of Owen Sound with an estimated population of 2,000.
The county was formed in 1852 and was named in honor of Earl Grey. In 1861-1862 the first gravel roads were constructed into Owen Sound at a cost of $300,000. The four roads graveled were The Garafraxa Road running from Fergus to Owen Sound; the Durham Road leading east and west from the village of Durham; the Lake Shore Road from Collingwood to Owen Sound and the Toronto and Sydenham Road leading from Toronto to Owen Sound. Fergus is the largest community in Centre Wellington, a township within Wellington County in Ontario, Canada. Location Durham Ontario is 44 kilometers South of Owen Sound and 65 kilometers North of Guelph on Ontario Highway 6. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Prior to the road building it often took two days to walk up to Owen Sound. (Source: The Orangeville Banner, March 8, 1951)
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