Simcoe, Ontario

Simcoe, Ontario
Unincorporated Community in Norfolk County
Governor Simcoe Square – Main Offices of Norfolk County
Governor Simcoe Square – Main Offices of Norfolk County
Motto: 
Ontario's Garden
Simcoe, Ontario is located in Southern Ontario
Simcoe, Ontario
Simcoe, Ontario
Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 42°50′0″N 80°18′0″W / 42.83333°N 80.30000°W / 42.83333; -80.30000
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Established1795
Amalgamated2001
Government
 • MayorAmy Martin
 • Governing BodyThe Council of The Corporation of Norfolk County
 • MPsLeslyn Lewis (Con)
 • MPPsBobbi Ann Brady (Independent)
Elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Population
 (2021)
16,121
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)519 and 226
Websitewww.norfolkcounty.ca

Simcoe is an unincorporated community and former town in Southwestern Ontario, Canada near Lake Erie. It is the county seat and largest community of Norfolk County.[1] Simcoe is at the junction of Highway 3, at Highway 24, due south of Brantford, and accessible to Hamilton by nearby Highway 6. The largest of the communities in Norfolk County, Simcoe had a population of 16,121 at the time of the 2021 Census.[2]

  1. ^ See Norfolk County, Ontario
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Simcoe [Population centre], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-25.

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