Melancthon is a rural

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township in the northwest corner of

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, bordered on the east by Mulmur Township, Amaranth Township and

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to the south, Southgate Township to the west, and the Municipality of Grey Highlands to the north. The township does not include the town of Shelburne on its southern border. It has one of the lowest population densities in southwestern Ontario. The primary industry of the township is farming, with limited beef, dairy, sheep and horse farming. It is also home to the

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wind farm. The township was founded in 1853 as a part of

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and transferred to

in 1881. Township council currently comprises Mayor Darren White, a deputy mayor and three councillors. Melancthon ON 2

Communities

The township of Melancthon comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities: Auguston, Corbetton, Horning's Mills, Masonville, Mayburne, Melancthon, Ostrander, Redickville, Riverview, Shrigley, and Wrigglesworth Corner.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, Melancthon had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

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* * Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Municipalities in Dufferin County Township municipalities in Ontario {{Ontario-geo-stub

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