Owen Sound
Owen Sound | |
|---|---|
| City of Owen Sound | |
Owen Sound Harbour | |
| Nickname: The Scenic City | |
| Coordinates: 44°34′04″N 80°56′35″W / 44.56778°N 80.94306°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Grey |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ian Boddy |
| • Deputy Mayor | Scott Grieg |
| • Governing Body | Owen Sound City Council |
| • MPs | Alex Ruff |
| • MPPs | Paul Vickers |
| Area | |
| • Land | 24.21 km2 (9.35 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20.86 km2 (8.05 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 624.18 km2 (241.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 307 m (1,008 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 21,612 | |
| • Density | 892.6/km2 (2,312/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22,318 |
| • Urban density | 1,069.6/km2 (2,770/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 32,712 |
| • Metro density | 52.4/km2 (136/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−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 |
| Website | www |
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.