Meaford, Ontario
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| Municipality (lower-tier) | ||
| Municipality of Meaford | ||
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| Motto: "The Other Big Apple" | ||
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| Coordinates: 44°35′N 80°44′W / 44.583°N 80.733°WCoordinates: 44°35′N 80°44′W / 44.583°N 80.733°W | ||
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 Ontario
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| County | Grey | |
| Formed | January 1, 2001 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Barb Clumpus | |
| • Federal riding | Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | |
| • Prov. riding | Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 588.61 km2 (227.26 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 11,100 | |
| • Density | 18.9/km2 (49/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| Postal Code | N4L | |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 | |
| Website | www |
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Meaford is a Canadian municipality in Grey County, Ontario. Meaford is located on Nottawasaga Bay, a sub-basin of Georgian Bay and Owen Sound Bay, in southern Ontario. The municipality's seal and motto reflect its heritage as a place of apple orchards, but in the 21st century the area has partly switched to weekend homes, seasonal homes, and lakeside tourism.
The Canadian Army maintains a training facility, 4th Canadian Division Training Centre Meaford (also 4 CDTC), 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the Town of Meaford.
In addition to the communities of Annan, Bognor, Leith and Woodford, the municipality also includes town of Meaford itself (44°36′N 80°35′W).
In 2001, with the amalgamation of various municipalities in Southern Ontario, St. Vincent Township, Sydenham Township and the Town of Meaford, were amalgamated to form one municipality entity. Sydenham Township named in part for Lord Sydenham, governor of Canada from 1839 to 1841. St. Vincent Township was named after the Earl of St. Vincent and Meaford was named after his stately house. A township is an area of land (about 15 miles by 12 miles)that is divided into 100 acre farms (usually). For more than one hundred years the townships of Ontario were municipal entities with an elected council and a reeve. Sometimes a small area of a township was separated and incorporated as a town. The town was then a separate and distinct municipality. This was the case with Meaford in 1874 when it was separated from St. Vincent township. However it ceased to be a town at the time of amalgamation.
A transition team preparing for the new municipality voted in September 2000 to name it Georgian Highlands, with the name Meaford ranking second. Highland Hills, Georgian Shores, Bayview, Trillium, Big Head Valley, Georgian View, Cape Rich, Bay Shore Highlands, Georgian Bay Highlands, North Grey and Queen's Bush were other names considered.
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