Huron may refer to:

Native American ethnography

Huron people The Wyandot people (also Wyandotte, Wendat, Waⁿdát, or Huron) are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of the present-day United States and Canada. Their Wyandot language belongs to the Iroquoian language family. In Canada, ...

, who have been called Wyandotte, Wyandot, Wendat and Quendat * Huron language, an Iroquoian language *

Huron-Wendat Nation The Huron-Wendat Nation (or Huron-Wendat First Nation) is an Iroquoian-speaking nation that was established in the 17th century. In the French language, used by most members of the First Nation, they are known as the . The French gave the nickn ...

, or Huron-Wendat First Nation, or Nation Huronne-Wendat *

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (NHBP) is a federally-recognized tribe of Potawatomi in the United States. The tribe achieved federal recognition on December 19, 1995, and currently has approximately 1500 members. The Pine Creek Indi ...

, or Huron Potawatomi, based in Calhoun County, Michigan

Geographical features

Huron Glacier Huron Glacier is a } long and wide glacial flow on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, situated east of Perunika Glacier, southeast of Kaliakra Glacier, south of Struma Glacier, west-northwest of Iskar Glacier and ...

, in Antarctica * Huron Islands, on Lake Superior *

Huron Mountains The Huron Mountains are located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, mostly in Marquette County, Michigan, Marquette County, and extending into Baraga County, Michigan, Baraga County, overlooking Lake ...

, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan *

Huron National Forest The Huron National Forest is a United States National Forest, National Forest in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It was established in 1909 after the logging era began to decline. In 1945, it was administratively combined with the Manistee Nati ...

, in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan * Huron Peak, in Colorado

Bodies of water

Lake Huron Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the lake is derived from early French ex ...

, one of the North American Great Lakes * Huron Swamp, in Michigan * Huron Lake, in the parish municipality of

Lac-aux-Sables Lac-aux-Sables () is a parish municipality in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality (MRC de Mékinac), in administrative district of the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Its population centres are Lac-aux-Sables and He ...

, Mékinac Regional County Municipality, Quebec *

Huron Falls (disambiguation) Huron Falls can refer to several waterfalls in the United States: *Lower Huron Falls, on the Huron River (northern Michigan) *Huron Falls, one of 24 named waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State Park File:Ricketts Glen State Park Waterfalls Base Map La ...

Huron River (disambiguation) The Huron River is a river in southeast Michigan that empties into Lake Erie. Huron River may also refer to: Rivers * Huron River (rivière du Chêne tributary), Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada United States * Huron River (northern Michi ...

Rivière des Hurons (disambiguation) Rivière des Hurons () may refer to: * Rivière des Hurons (Richelieu River tributary), in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada * Rivière des Hurons (Saint-Charles Lake), a river in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, La Jacques-Cartier ...

Places

* Huron County (disambiguation)

In Canada

Lac-Huron, Quebec Lac-Huron () is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality. See also * Rimouski River * List of unorganized territories in Quebec The following is a list of uninc ...

, an unorganized territory in the Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality *

Huron-Kinloss Huron-Kinloss is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Bruce County. The township had a population of 7,069 in the Canada 2016 Census. Huron-Kinloss is located in Western Ontario, on Lake Huron. It is relatively remote, ...

, a township in Bruce County, Ontario *

Huron East, Ontario The Municipality of Huron East is a Canadian municipality located in Huron County, Ontario. It was formed in 2001 as an amalgamation of the former Grey, McKillop and Tuckersmith townships with the town of Seaforth and village of Brussels, due ...

, a municipality in Huron County *

Huronia (region) Huronia ( Wendat: ) is a historical region in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is positioned between lakes Simcoe, Ontario, and Huron. Similarly to the latter, it takes its name from the Wendat or Huron, an Iroquoian-speaking people, whose ...

, Ontario, historic home of the Huron people until 1649 * Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223, in south-central Saskatchewan *

Huron Tract The Huron Tract Purchase also known as the Huron Block, registered as Crown Treaty Number 29, is a large area of land in southwestern Ontario bordering on Lake Huron to the west and Lake Erie to the east. The area spans the counties of Huron, Pe ...

, or Huron Block, a large area of land in southwestern Ontario

Electoral districts in Canada

Huron—Bruce (federal electoral district) Huron—Bruce (formerly known as Huron and Huron—Middlesex) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. History The riding was created in 1952 from parts of H ...

(formerly known as Huron and Huron—Middlesex), a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario *

Huron South Huron South was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which divided the County of Huron into two ridin ...

, a historic federal electoral district in Ontario *

Huron North (federal electoral district) Huron North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1882, and from 1917 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which divided ...

, a historic federal electoral district in Ontario *

Huron East Huron East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from parts of Huron Centre, Huron North and Huron South ridings. ...

, a historic federal electoral district in Ontario *

Huron West Huron West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from parts of Huron Centre, Huron North and Huron South ridings. ...

, a historic federal electoral district in Ontario *

Huron Centre Huron Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1882. This riding was created from parts of Huron North and Huron South ridings. The Centre riding consist ...

, a federal electoral district in Ontario

In the United States

Huron, California Huron is a small city in Fresno County, California, Fresno County, California, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 6,206, down from 6,754 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. Duri ...

, a city in Fresno County *

Huron, Indiana Huron is a Census-designated place in Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Huron was platted in 1859. It was named after Huron, Ohio. On September 16, 1861, during the American Civil War, a train carryi ...

, an unincorporated community in Lawrence County *

Huron, Kansas Huron is a city in Lancaster Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 74. History Huron was platted in 1882 when the railroad was extended to that point. The city was named for ...

, a city in Atchison County * Huron, Missouri, an unincorporated community in Polk County *

Huron, Ohio Huron is a city in Erie County, Ohio, United States, located at the mouth of the Huron River on Lake Erie. The population was 6,922 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Sandusky micropolitan area. History Huron Township was at the center of ...

, a city in Erie County * Huron, New York, a town in Wayne County * Huron (hamlet), New York, in Wayne County *

Huron, South Dakota Huron is a city in and the county seat of Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 14,263 at the 2020 census, making it the 8th most populous city in South Dakota. The first settlement at Huron was established in 1880. ...

, a city in Beadle County * Huron, Tennessee, an unincorporated community in Henderson County * Huron, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Chippewa County *

Hurontown, Michigan Hurontown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located immediately south of the city of Houghton. The CDP had a population of 244 at the 2020 census ...

, an unincorporated community in Houghton County * Huron Mountain, Michigan, a defunct summer post office *

Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron is a city in and seat of government of St. Clair County, Michigan, United States. The population was 28,983 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the west by Port Huron Township, but the two are administered autonomously. Po ...

, a city in St. Clair County * Huron Township (disambiguation)

Educational institutions

Huron College (disambiguation) Huron College may refer to: * Huron University College, in London, Ontario, known as "Huron College" (1863–2000) * Huron University (1883–2005) in Huron, South Dakota, known as "Huron College" (1897–1989) See also * Huron University (disambi ...

Huron High School (disambiguation) Huron High School may refer to: * Huron High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan), USA * Huron High School (New Boston, Michigan), USA * Huron High School (Ohio), Huron, Ohio, USA * Huron High School (South Dakota), Huron, South Dakota, USA See also * ...

Huron University (disambiguation) Huron University may refer to: * Huron University College, London, Ontario, Canada (founded 1863), a component institution of the University of Western Ontario * Huron University, Huron, South Dakota, US (1883–2005) a defunct university * Huron U ...

Military

Beechcraft C-12 Huron The Beechcraft C-12 Huron is the military designation for a series of twin-engine turboprop aircraft based on the Beechcraft Super King Air and Beechcraft 1900. C-12 variants are used by the United States Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. ...

, a series of twin-engine turboprop aircraft * , a World War II Tribal-class destroyer * , an ''Iroquois''-class destroyer active from 1972 to 2005 * , a lightvessel launched in 1920 and now a museum ship moored in Pine Grove Park * , a gunboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War * , an iron sloop-rigged screw steam gunboat * , a US Navy armored cruiser

Music

* Huron (Canadian band), a rock band active since 2008 * Huron (UK band), an English heavy metal band active since 2007 *

Lord Huron Lord Huron is a Los Angeles-based American indie rock band composed of Mark Barry (drums, percussion), Miguel Briseño (bass, keyboard, theremin), Tom Renaud (guitar) and founder Ben Schneider (guitar, lead vocals). They released their debut albu ...

, an American indie folk band based in Los Angeles *

Huron Carol The "Huron Carol" (or "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime") is a Canadian Christmas hymn (Canada's oldest Christmas song), written probably in 1642 by Jean de Brébeuf, a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons in Canada. Brébeuf wrote th ...

, a traditional Canadian Christmas carol

Other uses

* Huron Consulting Group, an international management consulting firm * ''

L'Ingénu ''L'Ingénu'' ( , , ), sometimes subtitled ''The Sincere Huron'' in English, is a satirical novella by the French philosopher Voltaire, published in 1767. Overview The work tells the story of a Huron "child of nature" who, after having crossed ...

'' (aka ), a 1767 satirical novella by Voltaire * "Hurón", either ''

Galictis vittata The greater grison (''Galictis vittata'') is a species of mustelid native to Southern Mexico, Central America, and South America. Description The greater grison is a slender animal with short legs, a long neck, and a short, bushy tail. They are ...

'' or ''

Galictis cuja The lesser grison (''Galictis cuja'') is a species of mustelid The Mustelidae (; from Latin , weasel) are a diverse family of carnivoran mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, polecats, martens, grisons, and wolverines. Otherwise ...

'', two related ferret-like mammals from Central and South America * "Huron" AMD Sempron processor * Huron Subdivision or Huron Sub, a railway line owned and operated by the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad *

Port Huron Statement The Port Huron Statement is a 1962 political manifesto of the American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). It was written by SDS members, and completed on June 15, 1962, at a United Auto Workers (UAW) retreat outsi ...

, the manifesto of the American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)