Editing Simcoe County

{{Distinguish|Simcoe, Ontario}}
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| image_caption      = '''Clockwise from top left:''' [[Wasaga Beach]], [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]] Town Hall, straw bales near [[Alliston]], The [[Shrine of the Canadian Martyrs|Martyrs' Shrine]], [[Minesing Wetlands]], [[Oro-Medonte|Oro]] African Church
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{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg|label_size = 120|marksize = 8|position = bottom|lat_deg = 44.5008|lon_deg = -80.2169}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[Midland, Ontario|Midland]]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg|label_size = 120|marksize = 8|position = right|lat_deg = 44.7495|lon_deg = -79.8922}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[Penetanguishene]]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg|label_size = 120|marksize = 8|position = top|lat_deg = 44.7688|lon_deg = -79.9337}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[New Tecumseth]]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg|label_size = 120|marksize = 0|position = bottom|lat_deg = 44.13|lon_deg = -79.77}}
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{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[Essa, Ontario|Essa]]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg|label_size = 120|marksize = 0|position = bottom|lat_deg = 44.29|lon_deg = -79.80}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[Oro-Medonte]]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg|label_size = 120|marksize = 0|position = top|lat_deg = 44.49|lon_deg = -79.57}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[Ramara]]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg|label_size = 120|marksize = 0|position = top|lat_deg = 44.6005|lon_deg = -79.2040}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[Severn, Ontario|Severn]]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg|label_size = 120|marksize = 0|position = center|lat_deg = 44.69|lon_deg = -79.62}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[Springwater, Ontario|Springwater]]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg|label_size = 120|marksize = 0|position = top|lat_deg = 44.42|lon_deg = -79.75}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[Tay, Ontario|Tay]]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg|label_size = 120|marksize = 0|position = bottom|lat_deg = 44.72|lon_deg = -79.80}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[Tiny, Ontario|Tiny]]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg|label_size = 120|marksize = 0|position = left|lat_deg = 44.69|lon_deg = -79.92}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = ''[[Alliston]]''|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg|marksize = 6|position = top|lat_deg = 44.1540|lon_deg = -79.8692}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = ''[[Barrie]]''|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg|marksize = 6|position = bottom|lat_deg = 44.3894|lon_deg = -79.6903}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = ''[[Orillia]]''|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg|marksize = 6|position = bottom|lat_deg = 44.6082|lon_deg = -79.4197}}
{{Location map~ |CAN ON Simcoe|label = [[Bradford, Ontario|''Bradford'']]|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg|marksize = 6|position = top|lat_deg = 44.1110|lon_deg = -79.5794}}
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| subdivision_type1  = Province
| subdivision_name1  = {{ONT}}
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1843 (as Simcoe District)
| seat_type          = [[County seat]]
| seat               = [[Midhurst, Ontario|Midhurst]]
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| p2                 = Town of [[Bradford West Gwillimbury]]
| p3                 = Town of [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]]
| p4                 = Town of [[Innisfil]]
| p5                 = Town of [[Midland, Ontario|Midland]]
| p6                 = Town of [[New Tecumseth]]
| p7                 = Town of [[Penetanguishene]]
| p8                 = Town of [[Wasaga Beach]]
| p9                 = Township of [[Adjala–Tosorontio]]
| p10                = Township of [[Clearview, Ontario|Clearview]]
| p11                = Township of [[Essa, Ontario|Essa]]
| p12                = Township of [[Oro-Medonte]]
| p13                = Township of [[Ramara]]
| p14                = Township of [[Severn, Ontario|Severn]]
| p15                = Township of [[Springwater, Ontario|Springwater]]
| p16                = Township of [[Tay, Ontario|Tay]]
| p17                = Township of [[Tiny, Ontario|Tiny]]
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| population_as_of   = [[2021 Canadian census|2021]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census2021">{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census: Simcoe, County [Census division], Ontario | date=9 February 2022 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=simcoe&DGUIDlist=2021A00033543&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref>
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| population_demonym = Simcoe Countian
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'''Simcoe County''' is a [[List of census divisions of Ontario#Counties|county]] and [[Census divisions of Canada|census division]] located in the [[Central Ontario|central]] region of [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. The county is located north of the [[Greater Toronto Area]], and forms the north western edge of the [[Greater Golden Horseshoe|Golden Horseshoe]]. The [[county seat]] is located in [[Midhurst, Ontario|Midhurst]]. The cities of [[Barrie]] and [[Orillia]] are geographically within Simcoe County, but are both [[independent city|politically independent]] single-tier municipalities.

==Geography==
Simcoe County stretches from the shores of [[Lake Simcoe]] in the east to [[Georgian Bay]] in the west. The land area of the county is {{Convert|4,818.93|km2}}. The [[Niagara Escarpment]] runs through sections of the western part of the county, and the [[Minesing Wetlands]], a [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar Convention "Wetland of International Importance"]], is located in the centre of the county.

Simcoe County is informally split into two subregions, “South Simcoe” and “North Simcoe”.  The dividing line between these two areas is Simcoe County Road 90 (Mill St.).

South Simcoe municipalities are situated at the northern boundary of the [[Greater Toronto Area]] (GTA) and therefore generally have a closer socio-economic association with the GTA.  South Simcoe is also within the Toronto commuter belt as it is home to a relatively high proportion of people commuting to the GTA.  South Simcoe is home to five municipalities, including: the Town of [[Innisfil]], the Township of [[Adjala–Tosorontio|Adjala-Tosorontio]], the Town of [[Bradford West Gwillimbury]], the Township of [[Essa, Ontario|Essa]] and the Town of [[New Tecumseth]] (which includes: [[Alliston]], [[Beeton]] and [[Tottenham, Ontario|Tottenham]]).

North Simcoe is less connected to the GTA due to its more removed geographic location, is generally less industrial than South Simcoe, and generally has a closer socio-economic association with the [[District Municipality of Muskoka|Muskoka]] area, located immediately north. However, North Simcoe hosts two [[GO Transit]] train stations that provide daily commuter rail service to [[Toronto]].  North Simcoe includes the Township of [[Clearview, Ontario|Clearview]], the Township of [[Oro-Medonte]], the Township of [[Ramara]], the Township of [[Severn, Ontario|Severn]], the Township of [[Springwater, Ontario|Springwater]], the Township of [[Tay, Ontario|Tay]] and the Township of [[Tiny, Ontario|Tiny]], the Town of [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]], the Town of [[Midland, Ontario|Midland]], the Town of [[Penetanguishene]] and the Town of [[Wasaga Beach]]. The cities of [[Barrie]] and [[Orillia]] are geographically within North Simcoe, but both are [[independent city|politically independent]] single-tier municipalities.

==History==
Simcoe County, in particular the former [[Wendake Beach, Ontario|Wendake]] area near [[Nottawasaga Bay]], was the site of the earliest French exploration and settlement of [[Ontario]]; they were the first Europeans in the area. Several historic sites, including [[Carhagouha]] and [[Sainte-Marie among the Hurons]], mark the earliest known contacts between the area's traditional [[Wyandot people|Huron]] population and French [[missionary|missionaries]]. The Huron capital, [[Ossossané]], was at one time the largest aboriginal settlement in all of [[North America]] outside [[Mexico]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}
[[File:A map of the province of Upper Canada describing all the settlements and townships, 1818.jpg|thumb|The province of Upper Canada, 1818]]
The County, named by [[Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada]] [[John Graves Simcoe]] in honour of his father Captain John Simcoe,{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} was established as part of the [[Home District]] in 1798 by the [[Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada]].<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An act for the better division of this province|abbr =S.U.C.|year =1798|chapter =5|section=33-34|link=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/aeu.ark:/13960/t42r4wr64?urlappend=%3Bseq=157}}, as amended by {{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act to repeal part of an act passed in the thirty-eighth year of his late Majesty's reign, entitled, "An act for the better division of this province," and to make further provision for the division of the same into counties and districts|abbr =S.U.C.|year =1821|chapter =3|section=7|link=https://archive.org/stream/statutesprovinc18progoog#page/n276/mode/1up}}</ref> Its initial territory was described as follows:

{{Blockquote|
...[[Matchedash Bay|Matchedash]], Gloucester, or [[Penetanguishene]], together with [[Beausoleil Island|Prince William Henry's Island]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppp-archive/100/205/301/ic/cdc/simcoeregion/community/beausoleil/index.htm|title=Beausoleil First Nation}}</ref> and all the land lying between the [[Midland District]] and a line produced due north from a certain fixed boundary (at the distance of about fifty miles north-west from the outlet of [[Burlington Bay]]) till it intersects the northern limits of the Province...
}}

At its beginning, the County existed only for purposes of military enlistment.{{sfn|Hunter|1909a|p=235}} In 1823, it became a separate [[constituency]] for elections to the [[Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada]],{{sfn|Hunter|1909a|p=235}} but, as eligibility to vote was dependent upon having title to property, and Simcoe's first registrar of deeds was not appointed until 1826,{{sfn|Hunter|1909a|p=235}} it did not send a separate member to the Assembly until the election of [[John Cawthra]] in 1828.{{sfn|Hunter|1909a|p=235}} It was withdrawn from the Home District in 1837,<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act to authorize the Erection of the County of Simcoe into a separate District, by the name of the District of Simcoe|abbr =S.U.C.|year =1837|chapter =32|link=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.35112103435170?urlappend=%3Bseq=113}}</ref> with its territory divided as follows:

{| class = "wikitable"
|-
|+Townships of Simcoe County in 1837 (before reorganization)
|- 
!District
!County
!Townships
|-
|Simcoe
|Simcoe
|
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* Adjala
* Essa
* Flos
* West Gwillimbury
* Innisfil
* Matchedash
* Medonte
* Nottawasaga
* Orillia (North Division)
* Orillia (South Division)
* Oro
* Sunnidale
* Tay
* Tecumseth
* Tiny
* Tosorontio
* Vespra
{{div col end}}
|-
|[[Wellington District, Upper Canada|Wellington]]
|[[Waterloo County, Ontario|Waterloo]]
|
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* Amaranth
* Luther
* Melancthon
* Proton
{{div col end}}
|-
|[[Home District|Home]]
|Fourth Riding of [[York County, Ontario|York]]
|
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* Thorah
* Mara
* Rama
{{div col end}}
|}
[[File:1850 Tallis Map of West Canada or Ontario ( includes Great Lakes ) - Geographicus - WestCanada-tallis-1850.jpg|thumb|1850 Tallis Map of West Canada - Simcoe County highlighted in red]]
Between 1837 and 1841 several acts were passed by the Legislature of Upper Canada which set apart Simcoe District. These acts named the townships that the County would encompass and authorized the levying of taxes for the purpose of constructing a jail and court house. On January 11, 1843, the jail and court house having been duly erected, the Governor General proclaimed the County of Simcoe to be a separate and distinct District. The province of Canada also appointed [[James Robert Gowan|James R. Gowan]] as the first judge of the District of Simcoe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.simcoe.ca/Archives/Pages/Celebrating-175-Years-of-the-County-of-Simcoe.aspx|title=Celebrating 175 Years of Incorporation: The County of Simcoe, 1843-2018|website=www.simcoe.ca|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-17}}</ref>

The District was restructured in 1845,<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act for better defining the limits of the Counties and Districts in Upper Canada, for erecting certain new Townships, for detaching Townships from some Counties and attaching them to others, and for other purposes relative to the division of Upper Canada into Townships, Counties and Districts|abbr =S.Prov.C.|year =1845|chapter =7|schedule = B|link=https://archive.org/stream/provincialstatu03canagoog#page/n116/mode/1up}}</ref> changing its composition to the following 24 townships:

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* Adjala
* Artemesia
* Collingwood
* Essa
* Flos
* West Gwillimbury
* Innisfil
* Medonte
* Matchedash
* Mulmur
* Mono
* Nottawasaga
* Osprey
* Oro
* North Orillia
* South Orillia
* Saint Vincent
* Sunnidale
* Tay
* Tecumseth
* Tosorontio
* Tiny
* Uphrasia ''(sic)''
* Vespra
{{div col end}}

Effective January 1, 1850, Simcoe District was abolished, and Simcoe County was organized for municipal purposes.<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act for abolishing the Territorial Division of Upper-Canada into Districts, and for providing temporary Unions of Counties for Judicial and other purposes, and for the future dissolutions of such Unions, as the increase of wealth and population may require|abbr =S.Prov.C.|year =1849|chapter =78|schedule =B|link =https://books.google.ca/books?id=ulQ1AQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA55&pg=PA440#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>

Between 1845 and 1851, there had been a campaign to have the part of West Gwillimbury south of the [[Holland River]] annexed to [[York County, Ontario|York County]]. The County Council finally agreed to this action in 1851, subject to arbitration as to the division of liabilities.{{sfn|Hunter|1909a|p=240}} It was implemented by an Act of the [[Parliament of the Province of Canada]] later that year.<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act to make certain alterations in the Territorial Divisions of Upper Canada|abbr =S.C.|year =1851|chapter =5|schedule=E, par. 1|link=https://books.google.ca/books?id=TwgvAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA1857&pg=PA1801#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>

On January 1, 1852, after transferring its five western townships to [[Grey County]], the County was defined as including the following townships:<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act to make certain alterations in the Territorial Divisions of Upper Canada|abbr =S.Prov.C.|year =1851|chapter =5|schedule =A|link =https://archive.org/stream/statutesofprovin1851cana#page/1798/mode/1up}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* Adjala
* Essa
* Flos
* Gwillimbury West
* Innisfil
* Matchedash
* Medonte
* Mono
* Mulmur
* Nottawasaga
* Orillia<ref>uniting the townships of North and South Orillia</ref>
* Oro
* Sunnidale
* Tay
* Tecumseth
* Tiny
* Tossorontio ''(sic)''
* Vespra
{{div col end}}

Together with the [[unorganized area|unorganized territory]] bounded to the north by the [[French River (Ontario)|French River]], to the south by the [[Severn River (central Ontario)|Severn River]] and Rama Township, to the west by [[Lake Huron]] and to the east by the former boundary between the [[Home District]] and the [[Newcastle District]] as extended to the French River.

The unorganized territory, some of which had been surveyed into townships, together with parts of [[Victoria County, Ontario|Victoria County]] and [[Nipissing District]], was withdrawn in 1868-1869 to form the new [[District of Muskoka]] and [[District of Parry Sound]].<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act to provide for the organization of the Territorial District of Muskoka|abbr =S.O.|year =1868|chapter =35|link=https://books.google.ca/books?id=-GiuAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PR1&pg=PA196#v=onepage&q&f=false}} and {{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act to provide for the organization of the Territorial District of Parry Sound|abbr =S.O.|year =1869|chapter =24|link=https://archive.org/stream/statutesofprovin1869onta#page/52/mode/2up}}</ref> However, any municipalities established in them still formed part of the original counties for municipal purposes,<ref>1868 Act (s. 14), 1869 Act (s.19), {{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act to Erect the Township of Monck, in the District of Muskoka, into a Municipality|abbr =S.O.|year =1868-9|chapter =56|link=https://archive.org/stream/statutesofprovi186869onta#page/272/mode/1up}}, {{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act to Erect the Townships of Watt, Cardwell, Humphrey, Christie, Medora and Wood, in the District of Muskoka, into a Municipality|abbr =S.O.|year =1868-9|chapter =57|link=https://archive.org/stream/statutesofprovi186869onta#page/273/mode/1up}}, {{Cite canlaw|short title =An Act to establish Municipal Institutions in the Districts of Parry Sound, Muskoka, Nipissing and Thunder Bay|abbr =S.O.|year =1871-2|chapter =37|link=https://archive.org/stream/statutesofprovi187172onta#page/74/mode/2up}}</ref> and they were still responsible for the administration of justice, which proved to be problematic.{{sfn|Hunter|1909a|pp=243-245}} The portions of the districts that were not part of Simcoe County were transferred to it in 1877.<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act respecting the Territorial and Temporary Judicial Districts of the Province, and the Provisional County of Haliburton|abbr =S.O.|year =1877|chapter =24|section=2|link=https://archive.org/stream/statutesofprovin1877onta#page/166/mode/2up}}</ref> This lasted until 1888, when the territory contained within the districts was separated from Simcoe County.<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act respecting Muskoka and Parry Sound|abbr =S.O.|year =1888|chapter =13|section=22|link=https://archive.org/stream/statutesofprovin1888onta#page/28/mode/2up}}</ref>

Mono and Mulmur Townships were withdrawn from Simcoe County in 1881 and transferred to the newly formed [[Dufferin County]].<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =An Act to confirm certain preliminary proceedings, and make further provision for the formation of the County of Dufferin|abbr =S.O.|year =1880|chapter =37|link=https://archive.org/stream/statutesofprovin1880onta#page/110/mode/2up}}</ref>

Mara and Rama Townships were transferred to Simcoe County following the dissolution of [[Ontario County, Ontario|Ontario County]] in 1974.

===Restructuring (1994)===
[[Image:SimcoeMunicipalityMap.png|thumb|right|Map of Simcoe County, its component municipalities, Separated municipalities and [[CFB Borden]].]]

In 1994, the County was restructured into 16 local municipalities:<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =County of Simcoe Act, 1993|abbr =S.O.|year =1993|chapter =33|section =2|link=https://archive.org/stream/statutesofprovin1993onta#page/555/mode/1up}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* Town of [[Bradford West Gwillimbury]]
* Town of [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]]
* Town of [[Innisfil]]
* Town of [[Midland, Ontario|Midland]]
* Town of [[New Tecumseth]]
* Town of [[Penetanguishene]]
* Town of [[Wasaga Beach, Ontario|Wasaga Beach]]
* Township of [[Adjala–Tosorontio]]
* Township of [[Clearview, Ontario|Clearview]]
* Township of [[Essa, Ontario|Essa]]
* Township of [[Oro-Medonte]]
* Township of [[Ramara]]
* Township of [[Severn, Ontario|Severn]]
* Township of [[Springwater, Ontario|Springwater]]
* Township of [[Tay, Ontario|Tay]]
* Township of [[Tiny, Ontario|Tiny]]
{{div col end}}

The cities of [[Barrie]] and [[Orillia]] are separated from the County, as are three [[Indian reserve]]s:

*[[Christian Island 30, Ontario|Christian Island 30]]
*[[Christian Island 30A, Ontario|Christian Island 30A]]
*[[Mnjikaning First Nation 32, Ontario|Mnjikaning First Nation 32]]

==Demographics==
As a [[Census divisions of Canada|census division]] in the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Simcoe County had a population of {{val|533169|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|202824|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|225087|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:533169-479635}}|479635|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|479635|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|4818.93|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|533169|4818.93|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name="census2021"/>
{{Canada census
 |location=Simcoe County (census division)
 |2021_population= 533,169 | 2021_pop_delta= +11.2| 2021_land_area= 4818.93| 2021_pop_density=110.6
 |2021_median_age= 43.2| 2021_median_age_m= 41.6| 2021_median_age_f=44.4
 |2021_total_pvt_dwell= 225,087 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=202,824 |2021_mean_hh_income= 93,000|2021_access_date=2022-06-21
 |2016_population= 479,650| 2016_pop_delta= +7.5| 2016_land_area= 4859.64| 2016_pop_density=98.7
 |2016_median_age= 43.1| 2016_median_age_m= 41.9| 2016_median_age_f=44.3
 |2016_total_pvt_dwell= 206,549 |2016_occ_pvt_dwell=183,536 |2016_mean_hh_income= 76,489| 2016_access_date=2012-02-02
 |2011_population= 446,063|2011_pop_delta= +5.7|2011_land_area= 4859.16|2011_pop_density=91.8
 |2011_median_age= |2011_median_age_m= |2011_median_age_f=
 |2011_total_pvt_dwell= 195,388|2011_mean_hh_income= |2011_access_date=2012-02-08
 |2006_population= 422,204| 2006_pop_delta= +12.0| 2006_land_area= 4840.56| 2006_pop_density=87.2
 |2006_median_age= 39.8| 2006_median_age_m= 39.0| 2006_median_age_f= 40.5
 |2006_total_pvt_dwell= 180,071| 2006_mean_hh_income= 62,328| 2006_access_date=2012-02-02
 |notes=Includes separated municipalities of Barrie and Orillia.
}}

{{Historical populations
|title       = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Simcoe County
|align       = none
|cols        = 3
|percentages = 
|footnote    = Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
|source      = Statistics Canada<ref name="census2021"/><ref name=census1971>{{cite journal |title=1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical) |journal=Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, Part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2) |date=July 1973 |pages=76, 139 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>
| 1921 |84032
| 1931 |83667
| 1941 |87057
| 1951 |106482
| 1956 |127016
| 1961 |141271
| 1966 |149132
| 1971 |171433
| 1976 |210,691
| 1981 |225,071
| 1986 |238,408
| 1991 |288,684
| 1996 |329,865
| 2001 |377,050
| 2006 |422,204
| 2011 |446,063
| 2016 |479,650
| 2021 |533,169
}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in Simcoe County (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br/>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="census2021"/>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3543&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&SearchText=Simcoe&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3543&Data=Count&SearchText=Simcoe&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3543&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Simcoe&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3543&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Simcoe&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 435,295
| {{Percentage | 435295 | 525080 | 2 }}
| 415,205
| {{Percentage | 415205 | 471130 | 2 }}
| 400,355
| {{Percentage | 400355 | 438285 | 2 }}
| 387,295
| {{Percentage | 387295 | 417000 | 2 }}
| 351,440
| {{Percentage | 351440 | 372330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 24,545
| {{Percentage | 24545 | 525080 | 2 }}
| 21,960
| {{Percentage | 21960 | 471130 | 2 }}
| 17,540
| {{Percentage | 17540 | 438285 | 2 }}
| 13,035
| {{Percentage | 13035 | 417000 | 2 }}
| 9,520
| {{Percentage | 9520 | 372330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 16,270
| {{Percentage | 16270 | 525080 | 2 }}
| 7,245
| {{Percentage | 7245 | 471130 | 2 }}
| 3,625
| {{Percentage | 3625 | 438285 | 2 }}
| 3,290
| {{Percentage | 3290 | 417000 | 2 }}
| 1,835
| {{Percentage | 1835 | 372330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 12,725
| {{Percentage | 12725 | 525080 | 2 }}
| 7,150
| {{Percentage | 7150 | 471130 | 2 }}
| 4,465
| {{Percentage | 4465 | 438285 | 2 }}
| 3,660
| {{Percentage | 3660 | 417000 | 2 }}
| 2,850
| {{Percentage | 2850 | 372330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 8,895
| {{Percentage | 8895 | 525080 | 2 }}
| 5,375
| {{Percentage | 5375 | 471130 | 2 }}
| 3,270
| {{Percentage | 3270 | 438285 | 2 }}
| 2,615
| {{Percentage | 2615 | 417000 | 2 }}
| 1,800
| {{Percentage | 1800 | 372330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 7,930
| {{Percentage | 7930 | 525080 | 2 }}
| 5,635
| {{Percentage | 5635 | 471130 | 2 }}
| 4,070
| {{Percentage | 4070 | 438285 | 2 }}
| 3,190
| {{Percentage | 3190 | 417000 | 2 }}
| 2,710
| {{Percentage | 2710 | 372330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 7,820
| {{Percentage | 7820 | 525080 | 2 }}
| 3,990
| {{Percentage | 3990 | 471130 | 2 }}
| 2,135
| {{Percentage | 2135 | 438285 | 2 }}
| 1,755
| {{Percentage | 1755 | 417000 | 2 }}
| 915
| {{Percentage | 915 | 372330 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 6,485
| {{Percentage | 6485 | 525080 | 2 }}
| 2,035
| {{Percentage | 2035 | 471130 | 2 }}
| 780
| {{Percentage | 780 | 438285 | 2 }}
| 915
| {{Percentage | 915 | 417000 | 2 }}
| 470
| {{Percentage | 470 | 372330 | 2 }}
|-
| Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 5,110
| {{Percentage | 5110 | 525080 | 2 }}
| 2,540
| {{Percentage | 2540 | 471130 | 2 }}
| 2,050
| {{Percentage | 2050 | 438285 | 2 }}
| 1,235
| {{Percentage | 1235 | 417000 | 2 }}
| 790
| {{Percentage | 790 | 372330 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 525,080
! {{Percentage | 525080 | 533169 | 2 }}
! 471,130
! {{Percentage | 471130 | 479650 | 2 }}
! 438,285
! {{Percentage | 438285 | 446063 | 2 }}
! 417,000
! {{Percentage | 417000 | 422204 | 2 }}
! 372,330
! {{Percentage | 372330 | 377050 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 533,169
! {{Percentage | 533169 | 533169 | 2 }}
! 479,650
! {{Percentage | 479650 | 479650 | 2 }}
! 446,063
! {{Percentage | 446063 | 446063 | 2 }}
! 422,204
! {{Percentage | 422204 | 422204 | 2 }}
! 377,050
! {{Percentage | 377050 | 377050 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

==Government==
The Corporation of the County of Simcoe comprises 16 local municipalities.  As an "upper tier" municipality, the County of Simcoe is responsible for municipal services which include social housing, land ambulance and emergency planning, environmental services (solid waste management), a [[List of numbered roads in Simcoe County|County road]] system, Ontario Works, children's services, homes for the aged, a library co-operative, museum, archives, County forest management, tourism, a Geographic Information System (computer mapping) and land use policy planning.

The local, or "lower tier" municipalities are responsible for water and sewer services, local roads, public libraries, recreation services, fire and police services, land use development control and licensing and permitting services.

The cities of [[Barrie]] and [[Orillia]], although separate politically and administratively from the County, are geographically and economically part of the County and send elected representatives to serve on County committees which provide services to the residents of the cities, including paramedic services, long term care facilities, social services, social housing, archives and Museum.  They are counted within the census division.

County Council is composed of the mayors and deputy mayors of each of the sixteen towns and townships which comprise the County of Simcoe.  The head of County Council is called the Warden and is elected for a one-year term by the council members at the Inaugural Meeting, held each December.

Though once a consideration according to the ''Wasaga Sun'',<ref>[http://www.wasagasun.ca/wasagasun/article/62504 County looking to restructure its council<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Simcoe County has elected not to restructure itself as a [[regional municipality]].<ref>[https://www.simcoe.com/news/article/557691--county-council-chooses-not-to-study-its-structure County Council Chooses Not to Study Its Structure]</ref>

===Federal and provincial representation===
Simcoe County encompasses all or part of the federal electoral districts of [[Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte (federal electoral district)|Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte]], [[Barrie—Innisfil (federal electoral district)|Barrie—Innisfil]], [[York—Simcoe (federal electoral district)|York—Simcoe]], [[Simcoe—Grey (federal electoral district)|Simcoe—Grey]] and [[Simcoe North (federal electoral district)|Simcoe North]].

The current Members of Parliament representing Simcoe County are:
* [[Bruce Stanton]] ([[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]), [[Simcoe North (federal electoral district)|Simcoe North]]
* [[Terry Dowdall]] ([[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]), [[Simcoe—Grey (federal electoral district)|Simcoe—Grey]]
* [[Doug Shipley]] ([[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]), [[Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte (federal electoral district)|Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte]]
* [[John Brassard]] ([[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]), [[Barrie—Innisfil (federal electoral district)|Barrie—Innisfil]]
* [[Scot Davidson]] ([[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]), [[York—Simcoe (federal electoral district)|York—Simcoe]]

Simcoe County encompasses all or part of the provincial electoral districts of [[Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte (provincial electoral district)|Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte]], [[Barrie—Innisfil (provincial electoral district)|Barrie—Innisfil]], [[York—Simcoe (provincial electoral district)|York—Simcoe]], [[Simcoe—Grey (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe—Grey]] and [[Simcoe North (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe North]].

The current Members of Provincial Parliament representing Simcoe County are:
* [[Jill Dunlop]] ([[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]]), [[Simcoe North (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe North]]
* [[Brian Saunderson]] ([[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]]), [[Simcoe—Grey (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe—Grey]]
* [[Doug Downey]] ([[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]]), [[Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte (provincial electoral district)|Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte]]
* [[Andrea Khanjin]] ([[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]]), [[Barrie—Innisfil (provincial electoral district)|Barrie—Innisfil]]
* [[Caroline Mulroney]] ([[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]]), [[York—Simcoe (provincial electoral district)|York—Simcoe]]

===Local services===
====Law enforcement and policing====
Five [[police|police services]] provide law enforcement and local policing in Simcoe County:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.simcoe.ca/EmergencyManagement/Documents/Non-Emergency%20Contacts%20Numbers%20Simcoe%20County.pdf|title=Non-Emergency Contacts Numbers Simcoe County}}</ref>
* [[Barrie Police Service]] in [[Barrie]]
* [[South Simcoe Police Service]] in [[Innisfil]] and [[Bradford West Gwillimbury]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://southsimcoepolice.on.ca/contact/ |title=Contact|publisher=South Simcoe Police Service |access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref>
* [[First Nations Police (Ontario)|Rama Police Service]] in [[Rama, Ontario]] and for the [[Chippewas of Rama First Nation]]
* [[Anishinabek Police Service]] on [[Christian Island]] and for the [[Beausoleil First Nation]]
* [[Ontario Provincial Police]] (OPP) for the rest of the county including [[Orillia]], and enforcement on provincial highways, especially [[Ontario Highway 400]] and [[Ontario Highway 11]].

The Midland Police Service, which served the Town of [[Midland, Ontario|Midland]], was disbanded in February 2018. The OPP assumed policing responsibilities in Midland afterwards.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sue|last=Sgambati|title=Down to final days for Midland Police|website=Barrie Today|date=2018-01-25|url=https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/down-to-final-days-for-midland-police-821464}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OCPC ruling all but ends the Midland Police Service|website=CTV Barrie|date=2018-01-23|url=https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/ocpc-ruling-all-but-ends-the-midland-police-service-1.3772503}}</ref>

[[Canadian Forces Military Police]] provides policing and security for [[CFB Borden]] (25&nbsp;km southwest of Barrie).

====Public health====
The local public agency for the county, the cities of [[Barrie]] and [[Orillia]], and the neighbouring [[District Municipality of Muskoka]] is the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. It is responsible for delivering public health programs and services, enforcing public health regulations, and advising local officials and local governments on health issues.

Simcoe County has five hospitals: 
* [[Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre]] in Barrie
* Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
* [[Stevenson Memorial Hospital]] in [[Alliston, Ontario]] ([[New Tecumseth]])
* [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]] General And Marine Hospital
* Georgian Bay General Hospital in [[Midland, Ontario|Midland]] and [[Penetanguishene]]

Southern parts of the County are also served by the [[Southlake Regional Health Centre]] in [[Newmarket, Ontario]] ([[York Region]]).

The County operates [[Emergency medical services|ambulance and paramedic services]] (EMS) for the county and the independent cities of [[Barrie]] and [[Orillia]]. The [[Beausoleil First Nation]] (Christian Island) and the [[Chippewas of Rama First Nation]] (Rama) operate their own EMS services for their territories.

==Economy==
The economy of Simcoe County is diverse and includes a full range of businesses from agricultural, industrial and high-tech sectors.

[[Honda of Canada Manufacturing]] has been established in Simcoe County since 1986 and is one of the county's largest single employers.  In addition to the automotive industry, other industries include plastics, glass manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and aggregate resources. The county is also home to other institutions including [[Casino Rama]], [[Georgian College]], [[Canadian Forces Base Borden]], a campus of [[Lakehead University]] and the [[Ontario Provincial Police]] Headquarters.

Agri-business is a diverse, multi-faceted industry and farmland in the region is among the best in all of Canada, including a section of the [[Holland Marsh]] in Bradford.

Tourism is a vital industry in Simcoe County, providing a diversity of jobs and economic impact in a variety of sectors including accommodation, restaurants, destinations, events and retail. Simcoe County plays host to over eight million visitors annually that contributes more than 570 million dollars in spending to its economy.

==Transportation==

===Road===
The road network in Simcoe County is based on a grid pattern, with most roads running north–south or east–west. The topography of the land has permitted roads to be set in predominantly straight lines.

Simcoe County is traversed by many Provincial Highways; [[Ontario Highway 400]] being the most significant. Other provincial highways in Simcoe County include: [[Ontario Highway 11|Highway 11]], [[Ontario Highway 12|Highway 12]], [[Ontario Highway 26|Highway 26]], [[Ontario Highway 89|Highway 89]] and [[Ontario Highway 93|Highway 93]].

Simcoe County also maintains an extensive series of County Roads, see [[List of numbered roads in Simcoe County]].

===Rail===
[[GO Transit]] operates daily commuter rail services to and from downtown [[Toronto]] along its [[Barrie line]] with three stops in Simcoe County: one stop in [[Bradford West Gwillimbury]] ([[Bradford GO Station|Bradford]]) and two stops in [[Barrie]] ([[Barrie South GO Station|Barrie South]] and [[Allandale Waterfront GO Station|Allandale Waterfront]]).

[[Via Rail]]'s ''[[Canadian (train)|Canadian]]'' Toronto-[[Vancouver]] transcontinental passenger train makes [[request stop]]s at the [[Washago railway station]] in [[Severn, Ontario|Severn]].

There are three main rail freight operators in Simcoe County; [[Canadian National Railway]] (CN), [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] (CPR) and [[Barrie Collingwood Railway]].

===Air===
[[Lake Simcoe Regional Airport]] is a registered airport located almost midway between Barrie and Orillia, in the township of Oro-Medonte. The airport is owned jointly by the City of Barrie (10%), and the County (90%). The airport is equipped to accommodate propeller and jet aircraft, and is classified as an airport of entry by [[Nav Canada]] and is staffed by the [[Canada Border Services Agency]]. The County is also served by the [[Orillia Ramara Regional Airport]] in [[Ramara]], 12&nbsp;km northeast of Orillia. The closest major airport, however, is [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]].

===Public transit===

====LINX====
{{main|Simcoe County LINX}}
[[File:Simcoe_Linx_bus_6016_Wasaga.jpg|thumb|LINX bus in [[Wasaga Beach]]]]
The County has operated an intercommunity regional bus service, [[Simcoe County LINX|LINX]], since 2018. It also operates a subsidiary [[paratransit]] service called LINX+. The LINX system connects population centres in the area such as Barrie, Orillia, Midland, Penetanguishene, Wasaga Beach, and Collingwood, and acts as an intermediate transit layer between local community bus services and higher-order regional transit, such as [[GO Transit]] and [[Ontario Northland]]. Planned future routes would connect Alliston with Bradford West Gwillimbury, and Midland with Orillia.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.simcoe.ca/Transit/Pages/Future-Plans.aspx| title=Future Plans| access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref>

====Local transit====

Some of the County's larger urban centres have local public transit operations, which consist of bus services. These include [[Barrie Transit]], [[Bradford, Ontario#Transportation|BWG Transit]] (Bradford West Gwillimbury), [[Colltrans]] (Collingwood), [[Orillia Transit]], [[Midland Penetanguishene Transit]], and [[Wasaga Beach Transit]].

====Intercity bus====

Intercity bus services serving Simcoe County include [[GO Transit]] (Route 68), and [[Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services|Ontario Northland]].

==Education==
{{See|List of secondary schools in Ontario#Simcoe County}}
There are 4 public school boards which operate in Simcoe County:

* The [[Simcoe County District School Board]] operates all public schools within Simcoe County.
* The [[Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board]] operates the separate Catholic school system within Simcoe County.
* The [[Conseil scolaire Viamonde]] operates all French language public schools within Simcoe County.
* The [[Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir]] operates all French language Catholic schools within Simcoe County.

Undergraduate and graduate university programs are offered at [[Lakehead University]] in [[Orillia]]. Post-secondary education is also offered by [[Georgian College]] in [[Barrie]], [[Midland, Ontario|Midland]], [[Orillia]] and [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]]. A number of additional universities offer programs through the University Partnership Centre (UPC) in [[Georgian College]].

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in Ontario]]
*[[List of townships in Ontario]]

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last= Hunter|first= Andrew F.|date= 1909|title= A History of Simcoe County|url= https://archive.org/stream/historyofsimcoec01huntuoft#page/n5/mode/2up|location= Barrie|publisher= Simcoe County Council|volume= I: Its Public Affairs|ref={{harvid|Hunter|1909a}}}}
* {{cite book |last= Hunter|first= Andrew F.|date= 1909|title= A History of Simcoe County|url= https://archive.org/stream/historyofsimcoec00huntuoft#page/n1/mode/2up|location= Barrie|publisher= Simcoe County Council|volume= II: Its Pioneers|ref={{harvid|Hunter|1909b}}}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Simcoe County, Ontario}}
*{{official|https://www.simcoe.ca}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Simcoe County
 | North     = [[District Municipality of Muskoka|Muskoka District Municipality]]
 | Northeast =
 | East      = [[Kawartha Lakes]] (single-tier city)
 | Southeast = ''[[Lake Simcoe]]''<br>[[Regional Municipality of Durham|Durham Regional Municipality]]
 | South     = ''[[Lake Simcoe]]''<br>[[Regional Municipality of York|York Regional Municipality]]
 | Southwest = [[Regional Municipality of Peel|Peel Regional Municipality]]
 | West      = [[Grey County]]<br>[[Dufferin County]]
 | Northwest = ''[[Georgian Bay]]''
}}
{{Simcoe County}}
{{Subdivisions of Ontario}}
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