Norfolk County, Ontario
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| Norfolk County, Ontario | |
| Motto: History · Heritage · Diversity | |
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| Country | Canada  |
| Province | Ontario  |
| Established | 1792 (County) |
| Reorganised | 2001 (Single-tier municipality) |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Dennis Travale |
| - Governing Body | The Council of The Corporation of Norfolk County |
| - MPs | Diane Finley (Con) |
| - MPPs | Toby Barrett (Con) |
| Area | |
| - Municipality | 1,606.95 km² (620.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (656.2 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Municipality | 62,563 |
| - Density | 38.9/km² (100.8/sq mi) |
| Ranked 80th in Canada | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | N0A, N0E, N3Y, N4B |
| According to Canada 2001 Census | |
| Website: Norfolk County Website | |
Norfolk County (pronounced IPA: ['noʊr:fəʊk]) is a city-status single-tier municipal government on the north shore of Lake Erie in southwestern Ontario. The county seat is Simcoe. The population in 2001 was 60,847.
Norfolk's history has been closely associated with that of the neighbouring Haldimand County. Norfolk was first created as a county in 1792. In 1800, Haldimand was formed from a portion of Norfolk. The two counties remained separate until 1974, when they were reunited as the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk.
In 2001, Haldimand and Norfolk were separated again in a round of municipal restructuring based on a report by provincially-appointed special advisor Milt Farrow. Although both Haldimand and Norfolk use the name "county" for historical reasons, each is governed as a single municipality, with no lower-tier constituent municipalities, and thus neither is a true county. As part of the restructuring in 2001 Norfolk County was named the "Town of Norfolk." The newly-formed municipality's first by-law was to change the name to "Norfolk County." [1]
In January 2005, the County unveiled a new coat of arms which included natural symbols associated with the county: Hooded Warblers, a Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) and an Eastern Dogwood flower.
The first mayor of the County, Rita Kalmbach, was successed in 2007 by Dennis Travale.
Surrounding its many small communities is some the most fertile land in Ontario with a mild climate and lengthy growing season, the region has long been the centre of the 'Tobacco Belt', but many farmers have beguin the process of diversifying their crop selections to include Lavendar and Hazelnuts as tobacco consumption continues to decrease. The area also has an active greenhouse industry. Despite this, farmers have asked governments to reduce the financial losses of moving away from profitable tobacco operations. In 2004 the documentary film Tobacco's Last Stand was released which highlighted the effect on tobacco production on the region. [2]
A significant natural feature of Norfolk is Long Point, a 40 kilometre (25 mi) spit of land projecting into Lake Erie. It plays an important part in eastern North American bird migratoin, and was designated a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1986.
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[edit] Demographics
(according to Statistics Canada 2006 census)
Population: 62,563
Area: 1606.91 km².
Pop. Density: 38.9 people per km².
Growth Rate (2001-2006): 2.8%
Total Private Dwellings: 26 527
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 24 238
(according to Statistics Canada 2001 census)
Median income of persons of age 15 or older: 20,429
Average earnings of all persons with earnings: 27,805
Religion:
- Protestant: 55.0%
- Catholic: 25.3%
- No religious affiliation: 16.8%
- Christian (no denomination specified): 2.0%
- (Religions with less than 1% are not listed here.)
[edit] People
Racial Profile
- 96.8% White
- 1.5% Aboriginal
- 0.6% Black
- 0.2% Asian
Mayor: Dennis Travale
[edit] Surrounding municipalities
[edit] Historic Townships
Prior to its amalgamation with Haldimand in 1974, Norfolk consisted of eight townships. Walsingham was originally one township, but had been split into North and South Walsingham in 1881. Although no longer political entities, the historical townships are still used informally and in some government maps as convenient geographical divisions.
| Township | Township seat |
| Charlotteville | Vittoria |
| Houghton | Fairground |
| Middleton | Delhi |
| North Walsingham | Langton |
| South Walsingham | Port Rowan |
| Townsend | Waterford |
| Windham | Windham Centre |
| Woodhouse | Port Dover |
[edit] Communities in Norfolk
- Andy's Corners
- Atherton
- Bill's Corners
- Bealton
- Blayney
- Bloomsburg
- Boston
- Clear Creek
- Courtland
- Delhi
- Fairground
- Frogmore
- Gilbertville
- Green's Corners
- Hillcrest
- Langton
- La Salette
- Long Point
- Lynedoch
- Nixon
- Normandale
- Pine Grove
- Port Dover
- Port Rowan
- Port Ryerse
- Renton
- Silver Hill
- Simcoe
- St. Williams
- Teeterville
- Turkey Point
- Vanessa
- Vittoria
- Walsh
- Walsingham
- Waterford
- Windham Centre
[edit] Attractions
[edit] Waterford
- Pumpkinfest
- Spruce Row Museum
- Vango Adventure Farm
[edit] Teeterville
[edit] Delhi
[edit] Simcoe
- Eva Brook Donly Museum
- Friendship Festival
- Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show
- Simcoe Panorama
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Simcoe Town Centre
- Simcoe Public Library
- White Horse Plaza
[edit] Walsh
[edit] Port Dover
- Friday the 13th biker rally
- Canada Day Fireworks
- Lighthouse Festival Theatre
[edit] Port Rowan
[edit] Long Point
[edit] Secondary Schools
- Simcoe Composite School
- Port Dover Composite School
- Delhi District Secondary School
- Holy Trinity Catholic High School
- Valley Heights Secondary School
- Waterford District High School
- Sprucedale Secondary School
[edit] Elementary Schools
[edit] Active
- Bloomsburg Public School
- Courtland Public School
- Delhi Public School
- Elgin Avenue Public School
- Langton Public School
- Lynndale Heights Public School
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School
- Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic School
- Port Rowan Public School
- Sacred Heart Catholic School
- St. Cecilia's Catholic School
- St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School
- St. Joseph's Catholic School
- St. Michael's Catholic School
- Teeterville Public School
- Walsh Public School
- Waterford Public School
- West Lynn Public School
- Windham Central Public School
[edit] Defunct
- Doan's Hollow Public School
- Lynedoch Public School
- North Public School
- Nixon Public School
- Port Dover Public School
- South Public School
- St. Williams Public School
- Walsingham Public School
[edit] Newspapers
[edit] External links
- Norfolk County website
- Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit website
- Norfolk Golf and Country Club website
- Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board website
