Municipality Of Meaford - Ontario, Canada
N 44° 28.542 W 080° 54.430
17T E 507383 N 4924714
Municipality of Meaford Pop: 11000
Waymark Code: WM9858
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/12/2010
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This population sign is located on Hwy 6/10 just north of the Sullivan Derby & Holland Sydenham Townline together with another population sign for the Township of Georgian Bluffs.
From: Wikipedia
Meaford
Meaford (2006 pop.: 10,948) is a Canadian municipality in Grey County, Ontario. Meaford is located on Nottawasaga Bay, a sub-basin of Georgian Bay, in southern Ontario.
The Canadian Army maintains a training facility, LFCATC Meaford 5 km northwest of the town.
2001 amalgamation:
In 2001, with the amalgamation of various townships in Southern Ontario, the Township of Meaford assumed the lands once part of St. Vincent and Sydenham Township, named in part for Lord Sydenham, governor of Canada from 1839 to 1841.
A transition team preparing for the expanded municipality voted in September 2000 to name it Georgian Highlands, with the existing Meaford name ranking second. Highland Hills, Georgian Shores, Bayview, Trillium, Big Head Valley, Georgian View, Cape Rich, Bay Shore Highlands, Georgian Bay Highlands, North Grey and Queen's Bush were other names considered.
But the council of the new Georgian Highlands municipality voted 4-3 on 5 February 2001 voted to return to the old Meaford name, citing confusion with nearby municipalities such as Georgian Bluffs and Grey Highlands. A by-law to formalize this change was subsequently passed on 5 March 2001, also by a 4-3 vote.