Perth County, Ontario
Perth County | |
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| County of Perth | |
Perth County Court House, Stratford, Ontario | |
| Motto: Cultivating Opportunity | |
Location of Perth County | |
| Coordinates: 43°30′N 81°05′W / 43.500°N 81.083°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Formed | 1850 |
| County seat | Stratford |
| Municipalities | List
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| Area | |
| • Land | 2,175.78 km2 (840.07 sq mi) |
| • Census division | 2,218.24 km2 (856.47 sq mi) |
| Land area excludes Stratford and St. Marys | |
| Elevation | 394 m (1,293 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 40,639 |
| • Density | 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Census division | 81,565 |
| • Census division density | 36.8/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Total excludes Stratford and St. Marys | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| Website | www.perthcounty.ca |
Perth County is a county and census division in the Canadian province of Ontario in Southwestern Ontario, 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Toronto. Its population centres are Listowel, Mitchell and Milverton. The City of Stratford and the Town of St. Marys are within the Perth census division, but are administered separately from Perth County. The 2021 population of Perth County was 38,066.