Owen Sound

Owen Sound
City of Owen Sound
Owen Sound Harbour
Owen Sound Harbour
Official logo of Owen Sound
Nickname: 
The Scenic City
Owen Sound is located in Southern Ontario
Owen Sound
Owen Sound
Owen Sound is located in Grey County
Owen Sound
Owen Sound
Coordinates: 44°34′04″N 80°56′35″W / 44.56778°N 80.94306°W / 44.56778; -80.94306
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyGrey
Government
 • MayorIan Boddy
 • Deputy MayorScott Grieg
 • Governing BodyOwen Sound City Council
 • MPsAlex Ruff
 • MPPsRick Byers
Area
 • Land24.27 km2 (9.37 sq mi)
 • Urban
20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
 • Metro
628.64 km2 (242.72 sq mi)
Elevation307 m (1,008 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1][2]
 • Urban
21,612
 • Urban density879.2/km2 (2,277/sq mi)
 • Metro
32,712
 • Metro density50.6/km2 (131/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)519, 226, 548
Highways Highway 21
 Highway 6
 Highway 10
 Highway 26
Websitewww.owensound.ca

Owen Sound (2021 Census population 21,612) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The seat of government of Grey County, it is located at the mouths of the Pottawatomi and Sydenham Rivers on an inlet of Georgian Bay.

The primary tourist attractions are the many waterfalls within a short drive of the town.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Owen Sound (city) community profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Owen Sound (census agglomeration) community profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Waterfalls". Visitgrey.ca. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.