Minto is a town in midwestern
Ontario
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, Canada, on the
Maitland River
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in
Wellington County. Minto is the western terminus of
Highway 9. It is named for
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, (; 9 July 18451 March 1914), known as Viscount Melgund by courtesy from 1859 to 1891, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada from 1898 to 1904, and Vi ...
; 8th Governor General of Canada.
The Town of Minto was formed in 1999 through the amalgamation of the Township of Minto, the Towns of
Harriston and
Palmerston, along with the Village of
Clifford.
Communities
In addition to the primary settlement of
Palmerston, the town also includes the smaller communities of
Clifford,
Cotswold
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, Drew, Fultons, Glenlee, Greenbush,
Harriston, Harriston Junction, Minto,
Teviotdale
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and White's Junction.
Note:
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Minto 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.
Sports
*
Mapleton-Minto 81's SR. AA hockey team playing in the
Western Ontario Athletic Association
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.
Education
Minto's schools are governed by the
Upper Grand District School Board.
* Palmerston Public School (grades JK–8) – mascot: Panda
* Minto Clifford Central Public School (grades JK–8) – mascot: Tornado
*
Norwell District Secondary School (grades 9–12) – mascot: Varsity Reds
See also
*
List of townships in Ontario
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*
Minto flywheel facility
References
External links
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Towns in Ontario
Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario
Municipalities in Wellington County, Ontario