Simcoe, Ontario | |
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Urban area | |
Motto: Ontario's Garden | |
Coordinates: 42°50′0″N 80°18′0″W / 42.83333°N 80.30000°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Established | 1795 |
Amalgamated | 2001 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Amy Martin |
• Governing Body | The Council of The Corporation of Norfolk County |
• MPs | Leslyn Lewis (Con) |
• MPPs | Bobbi Ann Brady (Independent) |
Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
Population (2021) | 16,121 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
Website | www |
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]