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772:"In 1852, when the country was very new and wild, somebody thought he had discovered gold in the rocks below the falls... One adventurous waggonmaker, from the County of York, happening to be in the region, made a rush with the rest to the diggings, and soon departed homeward, several days journey through woods and bushroads, with a backbreaking load in a bag... He got home, and before he slept kindled up his forge fire to melt down a little of the precious stuff.... The sulphurious fumes and horrible stench of the vile stuff choked him, and well nigh drove him out of the premises. He had carried home a backload of worthless iron pyrites!" 107: 77: 177: 415:, the municipality covers a land area of 882 square kilometres and has a population of 9,804. The municipality has a healthy population growth, and its average age (43 years old) is close to that of the provincial average (41 years old). The average household size is 2.5, and the average total income of all households is $ 94,000. The average after-tax income of households in the municipality is $ 77,000. 195: 63: 990: 1007: 982: 374: 961: 114: 84: 812: 720: 259: 923: 106: 1047: 1052: 840:"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario" 139: 76: 916: 47: 43: 655:. With a land area of 879.03 km (339.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.9/km (30.7/sq mi) in 2021. 678: 249: 909: 868: 690: 839: 775: 1057: 950: 350: 531:
Falls, where the Beaver River crosses the Niagara Escarpment, is the location of Grey County's only gold rush.
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and the townships of Artemesia, Euphrasia and Osprey, which included the unincorporated hamlets of
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is also located within the municipality and was amalgamated with Artemesia Township in 1998.
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Elementary students (kindergarten to grade 8) are divided into three catchment areas:
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Beavercrest Community School serves the Markdale and the surrounding areas.
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total private dwellings, a change of 6.3% from its 2016 population of
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Osprey Central School serves the Maxwell and the Feversham areas.
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MacPhail Memorial Elementary School serves the Flesherton area.
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in 1990. The west side of the valley is home to a number of
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Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Grey for 1865-66
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Lady Bank, Ontario
Municipality
lower-tier

Grey Highlands is located in Grey County
Grey Highlands is located in Southern Ontario
44°20′N 80°30′W / 44.333°N 80.500°W / 44.333; -80.500
Canada
Ontario
Grey
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Time zone
UTC-5
EST
DST
UTC-4
EDT
Postal Code
Area code(s)
519 and 226
www.greyhighlands.ca

Grey County
Ontario
Canada
Markdale
Eugenia
Flesherton
2016 census

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