Dufferin County
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Location of the region in Ontario
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Basic data | |
Country | Canada |
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Ontario
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Administrative headquarters | Orangeville |
Coordinates : | 44 ° 2 ′ N , 80 ° 12 ′ W |
Residents | 56,881 (as of 2011) |
surface | 1,486.31 km² |
Population density | 38.3 inhabitants / km² |
Time zone : | Eastern Standard Time ( UTC −5) Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC −4, daylight saving time) |
Web presence | www.dufferincounty.on.ca |
Dufferin County is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario . The county seat is Orangeville . The population is 56,881 (2011), the area is 1486.31 km², which corresponds to a population density of 38.3 inhabitants per km². The county is named after the Earl of Dufferin , the governor general of Canada from 1872 to 1878. It is located in the southwest of the province on the watershed between Lake Huron , Lake Ontario , Lake Erie and Lake Simcoe .
Communities
The communities in Dufferin County include: