Owen Sound
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For the Second World War Royal Canadian Navy ship, see HMCS Owen Sound.
Owen Sound (2021 Census population 21,612) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The county seat of Grey County, it is located at the mouths of the Pottawatomi and Sydenham Rivers on an inlet of Georgian Bay.
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Owen Sound | |
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City of Owen Sound | |
Nickname: The Scenic City | |
Coordinates: 44°34′04″N 80°56′35″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Grey |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ian Boddy |
• Deputy Mayor | Scott Grieg |
• Governing Body | Owen Sound City Council |
• MPs | Alex Ruff |
• MPPs | Rick Byers |
Area | |
• Land | 24.27 km2 (9.37 sq mi) |
• Urban | 20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi) |
• Metro | 628.64 km2 (242.72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 307 m (1,008 ft) |
Population | |
• Urban | 21,612 |
• Urban density | 879.2/km2 (2,277/sq mi) |
• Metro | 32,712 |
• Metro density | 50.6/km2 (131/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
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Area code(s) | 519, 226, 548 |
Highways | Highway 21 Highway 6 Highway 10 Highway 26 |
Website | www |
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The primary tourist attractions are the many waterfalls within a short drive of the town.[4]