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Dufferin's eight communities

Compare the towns and townships side by side. Census figures are from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census Profile (the eight add up exactly to the county total of 66,257).

Charts

Population, 2021
Population, 2021Bar chart of 2021 Census population by municipality, largest first. Orangeville 30,167; Mono 9,421; Shelburne 8,994; Amaranth 4,327; Grand Valley 3,851; Mulmur 3,571; Melancthon 3,132; East Garafraxa 2,794. OrangevilleOrangeville: 30,16730,167MonoMono: 9,4219,421ShelburneShelburne: 8,9948,994AmaranthAmaranth: 4,3274,327Grand ValleyGrand Valley: 3,8513,851MulmurMulmur: 3,5713,571MelancthonMelancthon: 3,1323,132East GarafraxaEast Garafraxa: 2,7942,794
Growth, 2016 to 2021 (%)
Growth, 2016 to 2021 (%)Bar chart of population change 2016 to 2021 by municipality, with Dufferin County (7.3%) and Ontario (5.8%) for comparison. Grand ValleyGrand Valley: 30.3%30.3%ShelburneShelburne: 10.7%10.7%MonoMono: 9.4%9.4%East GarafraxaEast Garafraxa: 8.3%8.3%AmaranthAmaranth: 6.1%6.1%OrangevilleOrangeville: 4.4%4.4%MelancthonMelancthon: 4.1%4.1%MulmurMulmur: 2.7%2.7%Dufferin CountyDufferin County: 7.3%7.3%OntarioOntario: 5.8%5.8%
People per km², 2021
People per km², 2021Bar chart of 2021 population density by municipality. Orangeville 1,989.5 and Shelburne 1,371.0 are urban; the townships range from 10.1 to 33.8. OrangevilleOrangeville: 1,989.51,989.5ShelburneShelburne: 1,3711,371MonoMono: 33.833.8Grand ValleyGrand Valley: 24.324.3East GarafraxaEast Garafraxa: 16.816.8AmaranthAmaranth: 16.316.3MulmurMulmur: 12.512.5MelancthonMelancthon: 10.110.1

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (links in the raw data below). Ontario growth from the 2021 Census.

Population over time

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Population by census year, 1996 to 2021Line chart of census population for the eight municipalities and Dufferin County. Counts run from 1996 to 2021 for every line. In % growth view, each line is measured from its 1996 count. Full data in the table below.

Data table and sources ↓

Note: Census counts before 1996 aren't shown: comparable municipal figures aren't available online after boundary changes; see Statistics Canada.

  • Gaps are left blank on purpose: we only show counts we could check against Statistics Canada.
  • Each census reports counts on that census's boundaries, and some Dufferin municipal names and boundaries changed over time (Grand Valley appears in the 1996 and 2001 profiles as East Luther Grand Valley, Township). Check Statistics Canada's census subdivision change tables (StatCan change tables) before comparing older municipal counts.
  • Land areas were also re-measured between censuses (for example, Orangeville 15.61 km² in 2016, 15.16 km² in 2021), which affects density comparisons.
  • Check: for every census year shown (1996 to 2021) the eight municipalities add up exactly to the county total.

Profiles

Raw data and sources

Side-by-side comparison, 2021

Compare:
OrangevilleShelburneMonoGrand ValleyMulmurMelancthonAmaranthEast GarafraxaDufferin County
TypeTownTownTownTownTownshipTownshipTownshipTownship
Population, 202130,1678,9949,4213,8513,5713,1324,3272,79466,257
Population, 201628,9008,1268,6092,9563,4783,0084,0792,57961,735
Change, 2016 to 20214.4%10.7%9.4%30.3%2.7%4.1%6.1%8.3%7.3%
Density (people per km²)1,989.51,37133.824.312.510.116.316.844.6
Land area (km²)15.166.56278.37158.6286.17310.39265.02166.51,486.77
Share of county population45.5%13.6%14.2%5.8%5.4%4.7%6.5%4.2%100%
Businesses in our directory*9313311214767186
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* Indication only: counts the businesses listed so far in our shared directory, which started with visitor-facing businesses. It is not a census of all businesses.

Population history, 1996 to 2021

Area199620012006201120162021
Dufferin County45,65751,01354,43656,88161,73566,257
Orangeville21,49825,24826,92527,97528,90030,167
Shelburne3,7904,1225,1495,8468,1268,994
Mono6,5526,9227,0717,5468,6099,421
Grand Valley2,7732,8422,8442,7262,9563,851
Mulmur2,9033,0993,3183,3913,4783,571
Melancthon2,6072,7962,8952,8393,0083,132
Amaranth3,4503,7703,8453,9634,0794,327
East Garafraxa2,0842,2142,3892,5952,5792,794