South Huron is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the southern part of Huron County. It was formed by amalgamation of the townships of Stephen and Usborne with the Town of

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in 2001, in an Ontario-wide municipal restructuring imposed by the provincial government.

Communities

Communities in South Huron include: * Centralia * Crediton * Dashwood * Elimville *

* Huron Park * Kirkton *

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* Shipka * Winchelsea * Woodham

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, South Huron 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.

Transportation

The community is home to Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome, a public airport and former

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base. The airport has no schedule airline service (closest is London International Airport), serving only private general aviation aircraft. The airfield host a company that modifies private jets. Ontario Highway 4 is the main road serving South Huron, which connects with

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and Ontario Highway 402 in London, Ontario.

Services

Policing in South Huron served via Ontario Provincial Police Exeter Detachment. South Huron Fire Department is a mix of full-time and volunteers at three fire stations. Huron County EMS serves South Huron from their Exeter base.

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