Harrow, Ontario
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Harrow is a small town located in Essex County Ontario Canada.
Facts
Hiram Walker, of Canadian Club Whisky fame is credited with putting Harrow on the map. Walker built the railroad, which then brought grain from the South end of the County into the city for use in his distillery. The tracks remained for over 100 years, and were finally removed in 1992 to be replaced with the [Chrysler Canada Greenway], part of the Trans Canada Trail. Though early settlers were mostly German, Harrow was also home to a thriving black community though very few descendants remain. Today Harrow is a quaint community situated along scenic County Road 20 that offers unique shops and many places for antique hunters to explore. It is also the proud home of Canada's southernmost high school. Attractions include Colio Winery, the Harrow Research Station, and historic John R. Park Homestead.Harrow has organized and hosted an annual fair every Labour Day weekend for over 150 years, and many people from Essex County and Ontario come. There is an annual peach festival as well. Another important fact is that Harrow has a big centre called The Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre that is a part of 19 research centres of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
| Population: | 2,935 (+4.6% from 1996) |
| Land area: | 2.75 km² |
| Population density: | 1,067.3 people/km² |
| Median age: | 35.6 (males: 34.2, females: 37.1) |
| Total private dwellings: | 1,075 |
| Mean household income: | $29,932 |
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