Historic counties of Ontario

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The Canadian province of Ontario has several historic counties, which are past census divisions that no longer exist today. Most historic counties either merged with other counties, or became regional municipalities or single-tier municipalities.

Various counties throughout Ontario formed political alliances in the 19th century. While many of these alliances still exist today and have become relatively permanent, some have since been dissolved. For example, the former United Counties of Huron and Perth only existed for a few years in the 1800s. The United Counties of Northumberland and Durham, on the other hand, merged eight years after each one was created, and continued to co-exist for 101 years right up until the dissolution of Durham County in 1973.

Four of Ontario's electoral districts were also erroneously listed as counties of residence in some of Canada's first post-Confederation censuses. These did not exist as counties in the political sense, although they may be referred to as such in some historical and genealogical works:

  • Bothwell was made up of townships from Kent and Lambton counties.
  • Cardwell was made up of townships from Simcoe and Peel counties.
  • Monck was made up of townships from Lincoln, Haldimand, and Welland Counties.
  • Niagara was made up of townships from Lincoln County.

The Regional Municipality of Sudbury can also be considered 'historic', as it later became the City of Greater Sudbury — however, its origins are not in county government, but as a part of the still-extant Sudbury District.

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