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Norfolk County (/ ˈ n ɔːr f oʊ k / NOR-fohk) is a rural single-tier municipality on the north shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario, Canada with a 2023 population of 73,015. [3] Despite its name, it is no longer a county by definition, as all municipal services are handled by a single level of government.
Norfolk County in the Canadian province of Ontario consists of a long list of communities. Its four designated population centres are Simcoe, Port Dover, Delhi, and Waterford. Map of Norfolk County from 1877, showing historical townships. The population of the County at the time of the 2016 Census was 64,044. [1]
Simcoe is an unincorporated community and former town in Southwestern Ontario, Canada near Lake Erie.It is the county seat and largest community of Norfolk County. [1] Simcoe is at the junction of Highway 3, at Highway 24, due south of Brantford, and accessible to Hamilton by nearby Highway 6.
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History of Norfolk County, Ontario (7 P) M. Municipal elections in Norfolk County, Ontario (4 P) P. People from Norfolk County, Ontario (2 C, 78 P) T.
This area is full of local history found in the Backhouse Homestead. In September, the area becomes the site of a reenactment of a battle during the War of 1812. [3] The Backus Mill Conservation Education Centre features exhibits about the area's natural history and traditions of waterfowl hunting.
Frederick Sovereen (or Sovereign) settled here in about 1812. According to some genealogy records, his father was called Jacob Zavering, Zafrin, or Safrein.The records suggest that the family moved to Norfolk County in Upper Canada because of the Revolutionary War in the U.S. Joseph Lawson bought land at about the same time as Frederick Sovereen (or Sovereign) but did not actually build a home ...
Clear Creek is a hamlet in southwestern Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. Clear Creek's earliest known inhabitants, from around the year 1000 until approximately 300–350 years later, were the Algonquin nation. They were noted flint-workers and evidence of their skill in crafting arrowheads is still to be found in open worked field areas ...