North Perth, Ontario

This article is about the town in Perth County, Ontario. For the similarly named town in Lanark County, see Perth, Ontario.

North Perth
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of North Perth
Listowel Main Street
Listowel Main Street
North Perth is located in Perth County
North Perth
North Perth
North Perth is located in Southern Ontario
North Perth
North Perth
Coordinates: 43°44′N 80°57′W / 43.73°N 80.95°W / 43.73; -80.95
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyPerth
FormedJanuary 1, 1998
Government
 • MayorTodd Kasenberg
 • Federal ridingPerth Wellington
 • Prov. ridingPerth—Wellington
Area
 • Land493.14 km2 (190.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
13,130
 • Density26.6/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N4W
Area code(s)519 and 226
Websitewww.northperth.ca Edit this at Wikidata

North Perth is a lower-tier municipality in Ontario, Canada. Its name is based on its location in the northern portion of Perth County. The main community in North Perth is the former town of Listowel. Other communities include the former towns of Atwood and Monkton, and the former townships of Elma and Wallace. The municipality was incorporated in 1998 and is heavily agricultural.

As of the 2016 Census, the township had a population of 13,130 in a land area of 493.14 square kilometres. There were 5,098 occupied private dwellings.[1]

  1. ^ a b "North Perth, Ontario census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2017.