Norfolk County, Ontario
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| Established:||1792 (County) 2001 (Single-tier municipality) |- | Area: | (use for info after initial value, and for unformatted area field)}}} }}} km²}}} |- |Population: Population | valign="top" | 60,847 Ranked 78th |- |Population density:||37.86/km² |- | Time zone: | |- |Postal code span: | |- |Local area code: | |- | Latitude: Longitude: | |- |Elevation:|| m MSL}}} |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #e0e0e0; text-align: center;" | Government |- | : | }}} List of mayors of }}} |- |: | |- | align="center" colspan="2"| Members of Parliament: |- | align="center" colspan="2" | Diane Finley (Con) |- }}}}}}}}} | align="center" colspan="2" | Provincial Representatives: |- }}}}}}}}} | align="center" colspan="2" | }}}}}}}}} |- | align="center" colspan="2" |}}} |- | colspan="2" align="right"| Census.}}}}}}}}} [Edit Template] |} Norfolk County (pronounced IPA: /'noʊr:fəʊk/) is a city-status single-tier municipal government on 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." [link] 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. A significant natural feature of Norfolk is Long Point, a 40 km 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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Demographics(according to Statistics Canada 2001 census)
PeopleRacial Profile
Recent NewsThere is currently a municipal election going on in this county. Campaigning is expected to last from June to November of 2006 when a new mayor and town council are expected to be elected.Surrounding municipalitiesHistoric Townships
 Prior to its amalgamation with Haldimand in 1974, Norfolk consisted of eight townships. Walsingham was originally one township, but was 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.
Communities in Norfolk
AttractionsWaterford
TeetervilleDelhiSimcoe
WalshPort Dover
Port RowanLong PointSecondary Schools
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