South Huron is a municipality in the

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province of

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, 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 *

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* 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

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), serving only private general aviation aircraft. The airfield host a company that modifies private jets.

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is the main road serving South Huron, which connects with

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and

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Services

Policing in South Huron served via

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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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