Simcoe County

Simcoe County
Simcoe County
County (upper-tier)
	County of Simcoe
	Clockwise from top left: Wasaga Beach, Collingwood Town Hall, straw bales near Alliston, The Martyrs' Shrine, Minesing Wetlands, Oro African Church
	Emblem
	Innisfil Bradford West Gwillimbury Collingwood Midland Penetanguishene New Tecumseth Wasaga Beach Adjala-Tosorontio Clearview Essa Oro-Medonte Ramara Severn Springwater Tay Tiny Alliston Barrie Orillia Bradford
	Map showing Simcoe County's location in Ontario
	Coordinates: 44°35′N 79°44′W / 44.583°N 79.733°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Established	1843 (as Simcoe District)
County seat	Midhurst
Subdivisions	List Municipalities; Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury; Town of Collingwood; Town of Innisfil; Town of Midland; Town of New Tecumseth; Town of Penetanguishene; Town of Wasaga Beach; Township of Adjala–Tosorontio; Township of Clearview; Township of Essa; Township of Oro-Medonte; Township of Ramara; Township of Severn; Township of Springwater; Township of Tay; Township of Tiny;
Government
• Type	Upper Tier municipality
• Council	Simcoe County Council
Area
• Land	4,691.39 km2 (1,811.36 sq mi)
• Census div.	4,818.93 km2 (1,860.60 sq mi)
	Land area excludes Barrie and Orillia
Population (2021)
• Total	351,929
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Census div.	533,169
• Census div. density	110.6/km2 (286/sq mi)
	Total excludes Barrie and Orillia
Demonym	Simcoe Countian
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	705, 249, and 683
Website	www.simcoe.ca

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Simcoe County is a county and census division located in the central region of Ontario, Canada. The county is located north of the Greater Toronto Area, and forms the northwestern edge of the Golden Horseshoe. The county seat is located in Midhurst. The cities of Barrie and Orillia are geographically within Simcoe County, but are both politically independent single-tier municipalities.