Vulcan County is a municipal district in

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, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 5, its municipal office is located in the Town of Vulcan.

History

Vulcan County was originally established in 1951.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Vulcan County. ;

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Villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

* Arrowwood * Carmangay *

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* Lomond *

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; Summer villages *none The following

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...

are located within Vulcan County. ;

Hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...

* Brant *

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* Herronton * Kirkcaldy * Mossleigh * Queenstown * Shouldice * Travers The following localities are located within Vulcan County. ;Localities * Anastasia *Armada *Eyremore *

Farrow Farrow is a hypercorrected form of Ferror (''Farrar''), an occupational surname for a blacksmith or an ironworker, an old name of early Medieval English and French origin. The name derives from the Middle English and Old French terms "ferrer, ferr ...

*Majorville *Pageant *Peacock ;Other places *Kinnondale * WaldeckGhost towns Canada - Waldeck
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Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, Vulcan County had a population of 4,237 living in 1,206 of its 1,640 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,984. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Vulcan County had a population of 3,984 living in 1,180 of its 1,616 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 3,875. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Vulcan County's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 3,893, a 0.5% increase over its 2007 municipal census population of 3,830.

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