Simcoe County

Simcoe
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
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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 / 44.583; -79.733
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 [1]
• Land	4,818.93 km2 (1,860.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	351,929 excluding Barrie (147,829) and Orillia (33,411)
• Density	110.6/km2 (286/sq mi)
Demonym	Simcoe Countian
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	705 and 249
Website	simcoe.ca
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Simcoe County is located in the central portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. The county is just north of the Greater Toronto Area, stretching from the shores of Lake Simcoe in the east to Georgian Bay in the west. Its most populated city is Barrie. Simcoe County forms part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe area, a densely populated and industrialized region, centred on the Greater Toronto Area.

The land area of the county is 4,818.93 square kilometres (1,860.60 sq mi).^[1] The elevated Niagara Escarpment runs through sections of the western part of the county, and the Minesing Wetlands, a Ramsar Convention wetland of international importance, is located in the central area of the county.

The county administrative centre is on Highway 26 in Midhurst, outside Barrie.