County of Huron

Characteristics	Huron County	Ontario
Population in 2001	59,701	11,410,046
Population in 1996	60,220	10,753,573
1996 to 2001 population change (%)	-0.9	6.1
Total private dwellings	26,330	4,556,240
Population density per square kilometre	17.5	12.6
Land area (square km)	3,407.62	907,655.5

Characteristics	Huron County			Ontario
Characteristics	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Age Characteristics of the Population
Total - All persons	59,700	29,420	30,280	11,410,050	5,577,055	5,832,990
Age 0-4	3,480	1,760	1,715	671,250	343,340	327,905
Age 5-14	8,610	4,385	4,220	1,561,500	801,355	760,145
Age 15-19	4,635	2,345	2,290	769,420	394,915	374,500
Age 20-24	3,375	1,730	1,650	718,420	359,645	358,775
Age 25-44	14,455	7,215	7,240	3,518,010	1,724,535	1,793,480
Age 45-54	8,505	4,345	4,160	1,635,280	801,540	833,740
Age 55-64	6,255	3,050	3,205	1,064,000	520,565	543,430
Age 65-74	5,440	2,640	2,805	818,165	383,625	434,545
Age 75-84	3,740	1,575	2,165	503,930	202,265	301,665
Age 85 and over	1,205	370	835	150,075	45,260	104,810
Median age of the population	39.8	39.0	40.6	37.2	36.4	38.0
% ages 15 and over	79.8	79.1	80.4	80.4	79.5	81.3
Common-law Status
Total - 15 years and over	47,615	23,275	24,345	9,177,300	4,432,360	4,744,935
Not in a common-law relationship	44,730	21,820	22,910	8,592,795	4,138,645	4,454,140
In a common-law relationship	2,890	1,455	1,435	584,505	293,715	290,790
Legal Marital Status
Total - 15 years and over	47,620	23,275	24,345	9,177,300	4,432,365	4,744,935
Single	12,080	6,795	5,285	2,793,080	1,490,270	1,302,805
Married	27,915	13,965	13,950	4,897,095	2,450,975	2,446,125
Separated	1,330	640	690	311,380	136,075	175,305
Divorced	2,490	1,140	1,345	597,595	249,825	347,770
Widowed	3,800	730	3,070	578,145	105,215	472,935

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