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In 1872, there were six churches. By the early 1880s, Meaford boasted three planing mills, three carriage factories, two tanneries, a sawmill, a shingle mill, a woollen mill, two foundries, two flour mills, a dozen general stores, and a wide range of other stores and tradesmen. The community also had
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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
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Since that time confusion has continued in the use of the name "Meaford". At present the name "Meaford" is commonly used in reference to the urban area formerly known as the Town of Meaford, while the name "Municipality of Meaford" is commonly used in reference to the merged region resulting from
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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.
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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
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But the council of the new Georgian Highlands municipality voted 4-3 on 5 February 2001 voted to name the amalgamated area Meaford, citing confusion with nearby municipalities such as
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were already operating nearby; the post office there was called St. Vincent. Meaford saw little growth until 1850 but then began booming; it had a library by 1856.
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A local public transit service makes stops within urban Meaford but not in Sydenham or St Vincent. Local taxis service the area around the town of Meaford.
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to the south, has a low-power retransmitter on 104.9 FM to serve the municipality. Meaford is otherwise served principally by media from nearby
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In 1837, when this area was part of the St. Vincent Township, locals asked the government for a piece of land at the mouth of the
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Issuant from a circlet of staghorn sumac and trillium flowers, a rocky mount growing therefrom an eastern white pine tree proper
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ten hotels. A public school was added in 1868 with 152 students within a year. A high school was opened in 1890.
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In addition to the town of Meaford itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Annan,
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in southern Ontario. The municipality's seal and motto reflect its heritage as a place of
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is located in the municipality on Highway 26 between the Town of Meaford and Owen Sound.
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A transition team preparing for the new municipality voted in September 2000 to name it
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arrived in Meaford on December 31, 1872 in its westward push from Collingwood via
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Meaford had previously been named Peggy's Landing and Stephenson's Landing.
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total private dwellings, a change of 4.5% from its 2016 population of
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2001–2003: Gerald Shortt (first Mayor since 2001 amalgamation)
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and Owen Sound Bay, in the traditional territory of the
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The post office was renamed Meaford in 1865, after the
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Per fess Argent and Azure an escutcheon of the Arms.
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The Grand Trunk Railway station in Meaford, May 1902.
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The town is served by two community newspapers, the
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By then, a 289:588.57 km (227.25 sq mi) 2015: 1590: 1570: 1539: 1511: 1483: 1356:from the original on December 19, 2021 847:Meaford is on the eastern edge of the 745: 1876: 1780:from the original on October 11, 2016 1711: 1709: 1707: 1679: 1645:. The Meaford Express. Archived from 1586:. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019. 1499:. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022 1445:. The Meaford Express. Archived from 1422:from the original on October 20, 2017 1368: 1343: 1325:from the original on January 12, 2017 1270:from the original on October 20, 2017 921:Several scenes from the Disney movie 2023:Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario 1910: 1774:"Biographies: Lloyd, Marshall Burns" 1640: 1527:. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021 1049: 959: 702:5,828 (total)  5,035 (occupied) 543: 1903:Places adjacent to Meaford, Ontario 1715: 1692:from the original on August 2, 2021 1606:. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021. 1558:. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019 1344:Smith, Jeffrey P. 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Toronto: Macmillan. p. 158. 827:The former mayors of Meaford were: 822: 499:John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent 435:maintains a training facility, the 13: 1828: 1728:from the original on July 28, 2022 1704: 1377: 867:The town of Meaford is located on 740: 727:References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier 14: 2039: 1857: 1841:from the original on July 2, 2018 1810:from the original on May 15, 2016 1680:Evans, Pete (November 27, 2017). 1668:Wally Reif resigns, effective now 1641:Fell, Chris (November 15, 2000). 1471:from the original on May 12, 2022 985:Coat of arms of Meaford, Ontario 862: 1977: 1958: 1950: 1929: 1392:from the original on May 1, 2024 1097:, Author and religious columnist 208: 190: 127: 120: 97: 90: 65: 50: 1822: 1792: 1766: 1740: 1673: 1661: 1610: 1153:Member of Provincial Parliament 1123:Member of Provincial Parliament 1105:Member of Provincial Parliament 1084:Member of Provincial Parliament 979: 894:Bluewater District School Board 586: 526:Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway 128: 98: 18:Municipality in Ontario, Canada 1722:The Governor General of Canada 1434: 1404: 1346:"C.N.Rys. Meaford Subdivision" 1307: 1282: 1252: 599:, Meaford had a population of 442: 1: 2028:Municipalities in Grey County 1978: 1930: 1748:"Conmee Family Photo Gallery" 1214: 882:Billy Bishop Regional Airport 840:2008–2014: Francis Richardson 1959: 1951: 1209:List of townships in Ontario 1189:, former defenseman for the 1174:, former defenseman for the 1160:, former goaltender for the 887: 141:Show map of Southern Ontario 79:"Set your sights on Meaford" 7: 1202: 966:Canadian Heraldic Authority 261: • Federal riding 10: 2044: 1289:Hamilton, William (1978). 534:Canadian National Railways 514:Northern Railway of Canada 458: 1908: 1598:"2001 Community Profiles" 1578:"2006 Community Profiles" 1550:"2011 Community Profiles" 1519:"2016 Community Profiles" 1491:"2021 Community Profiles" 1136:, former forward for the 1019:OUR HERITAGE • OUR FUTURE 915: 816: 760:—     712: 698: 685: 671: 657: 643: 636: 631: 626: 593:2021 Census of Population 378: 366: 352: 331: 314: 306: 298: 293: 285: 280: 271: • Prov. riding 270: 260: 252: 247: 239: 231: 221: 203: 185: 150: 84: 76: 61: 49: 44: 30: 23: 1380:"The North Grey Railway" 1041: 931: 653:11,100 (+1.4% from 2006) 650:10,991 (-1.0% from 2011) 647:11,485 (+4.5% from 2016) 1033: 927:were filmed in Meaford. 871:between Owen Sound and 843:2014–2022: Barb Clumpus 713:Median household income 692:53.0 (M: 52.1, F: 53.9) 689:54.4 (M: 52.8, F: 55.6) 681:18.9/km (49/sq mi) 678:18.7/km (48/sq mi) 675:19.5/km (51/sq mi) 451:, Bognor, Centreville, 310:18.7/km (48/sq mi) 111:Show map of Grey County 45:Municipality of Meaford 1670:, Owen Sound Sun Times 1187:Melville "Sparky" Vail 964:On April 15, 2016 the 859: 583:amalgamation in 2001. 509: 468: 418:Saugeen Ojibway Nation 354:Forward sortation area 1831:"John Muir in Canada" 1750:. December 19, 2007. 1070:, author and educator 857: 849:Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound 837:2003–2008: Wally Reif 831:1998–2000: Doug Grant 732:Historical population 507: 466: 404:is a municipality in 333: • Summer ( 275:Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound 265:Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound 1603:2001 Canadian Census 1583:2006 Canadian Census 1555:2011 Canadian Census 1524:2016 Canadian Census 1496:2021 Canadian Census 1467:. February 9, 2022. 1198:, Canadian astronaut 1176:Toronto St. Patricks 968:granted Meaford its 708:5,327 (total)  705:5,590 (total)  408:, Canada located on 406:Grey County, Ontario 307: • Density 1616:Statistics Canada: 1449:on October 9, 2007. 1240:. 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Municipality
lower-tier
Downtown
Official logo of Meaford
Meaford is located in Grey County
Meaford is located in Southern Ontario
44°35′N 80°44′W / 44.58°N 80.73°W / 44.58; -80.73
Canada
Ontario
Grey
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Time zone
UTC-5
EST
DST
UTC-4
EDT
Forward sortation area
N4L
Area code(s)
519 and 226
www.meaford.ca
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Grey County, Ontario
Nottawasaga Bay
Georgian Bay
Saugeen Ojibway Nation
apple orchards
tourism

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