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Harrow | |
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Urban area | |
| Harrow Centre | |
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  Harrow  Harrow | |
| Coordinates:42°02′08″N82°55′07″W / 42.0355°N 82.9187°W /42.0355; -82.9187 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Essex |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Sherry Bondy |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,562 |
| • Density | 895.8/km2 (2,320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
Harrow is a community located in the town of Essex, Ontario, Canada.
First known asMunger's Corners after John Munger, the first postmaster, the town was renamed byJohn O'Connor in 1857 for the exclusiveHarrow School in London.[1]
Hiram Walker, ofCanadian Club Whisky fame, is credited with putting Harrow on the map. Walker built a railway which brought grain from the south end of the county into the city ofWindsor for use in his distillery. The tracks remained for over 100 years, and were removed in 1992. The line became the Chrysler Canada Greenway, part of theTrans Canada Trail.
Walker's distillation operations remained in Harrow until 2009, when the Canbar, Inc.cooperage closed.
Harrow was also home to Ontario's last segregated school, which was finally closed in the 1960s.[2]
In 1999, the town of Harrow amalgamated with the town ofEssex. The government of Essex was divided into four wards consisting of six elected councillors, plus a mayor. Harrow is the fourth ward and has a single councillor in the government.
The town was home toHarrow District High School, formerly Canada's southernmost high school until it was closed in 2016.
Though early settlers were mostly German, a thriving community of Portuguese came later and still remain. Today Harrow is a community situated along scenic County Road 20 that offers shops and places for antique hunters. Attractions includeColio Winery and the historicJohn R. Park Homestead.
Harrow has organized and hosted an annual agricultural fair every Labour Day weekend for over 150 years, and many people fromEssex County and other parts ofOntario attend. Highlights of the fair include a mom calling contest, a pie auction, live entertainment, "bossy" bingo and a tractor pull.[3] TheAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaHarrow Research and Development Centre is also located in Harrow.Atlas Tube, a unit ofZekelman Industries, owned by the Zekelman family,[4] is located on the outskirts of town.
The2001 Census was the last Canadian census to record demographic statistics for Harrow as a separate community. In the2006 Census, statistics were published only for Essex.
For 2001 census:[5]
| Population: | 2,935 (+4.6% from 1996) |
| Land area: | 2.75 km2 |
| Population density: | 1,067.3 people/km2 |
| Median age: | 35.6 (males: 34.2, females: 37.1) |
| Total private dwellings: | 1,075 |
| Mean household income: | $29,932 |
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