# Harrow, Ontario > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harrow%2C_Ontario > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harrow%2C_Ontario.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrow%2C_Ontario > Source revision: 1340990225 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Town in Ontario, Canada This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Harrow, Ontario" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Urban area in Ontario, Canada Harrow Urban area Harrow Centre Harrow Show map of Harrow Harrow Show map of Southern Ontario Coordinates: 42°02′08″N 82°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 N0R 1G0 Area codes 519 and 226 **Harrow** is a community located in the [Town of Essex](/source/Essex%2C_Ontario) in [Essex County](/source/Essex_County%2C_Ontario), Ontario, Canada. ## History View of King Street East in Harrow, c. 1909 First known as *Munger's Corners* after John Munger, the first postmaster, the town was renamed by [John O'Connor](/source/John_O'Connor_(Canadian_politician)) in 1857 for the exclusive [Harrow School](/source/Harrow_School) in London.[1] [Hiram Walker](/source/Hiram_Walker), of [Canadian Club Whisky](/source/Canadian_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 of [Windsor](/source/Windsor%2C_Ontario) 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 the [Trans Canada Trail](/source/Trans_Canada_Trail). Walker's distillation operations remained in Harrow until 2009, when the Canbar, Inc. [cooperage](/source/Cooper_(profession)) 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 of [Essex](/source/Essex%2C_Ontario). 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 to [Harrow District High School](/source/Harrow_District_High_School), formerly Canada's southernmost high school until it was closed in 2016. ## Today 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 include [Colio Winery](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colio_Winery&action=edit&redlink=1) and the historic [John R. Park Homestead](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_R._Park_Homestead&action=edit&redlink=1). Harrow has organized and hosted an annual agricultural fair every Labour Day weekend for over 150 years, and many people from [Essex County](/source/Essex_County%2C_Ontario) and other parts of [Ontario](/source/Ontario) attend. Highlights of the fair include a mom calling contest, a pie auction, live entertainment, "bossy" bingo and a tractor pull.[3] The [Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada](/source/Agriculture_and_Agri-Food_Canada) [Harrow Research and Development Centre](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harrow_Research_and_Development_Centre&action=edit&redlink=1) is also located in Harrow. [Atlas Tube](/source/Atlas_Tube), a unit of [Zekelman Industries](/source/Zekelman_Industries), owned by the Zekelman family,[4] is located on the outskirts of town. ## Demographics The [2001 Census](/source/Canada_2001_Census) was the last Canadian census to record demographic statistics for Harrow as a separate community. In the [2006 Census](/source/Canada_2006_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 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Rayburn, Alan](/source/Alan_Rayburn) (1997). [*Place names of Ontario*](https://books.google.com/books?id=TwF6AAAAMAAJ). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 151. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8020-7207-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8020-7207-0). Retrieved October 17, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bradburn, Jamie (February 28, 2018). ["The story of Ontario's last segregated Black school"](https://www.tvo.org/article/the-story-of-ontarios-last-segregated-black-school). [TV Ontario](/source/TV_Ontario). Retrieved June 27, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Welcome to the Harrow Fair"](https://harrowfair.com/). Retrieved August 18, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Hall, Dave (August 14, 2008). ["Business sale makes Zekelman a billion-dollar man"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080818053329/http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/story.html?id=85ef954c-0462-4f69-bd71-6e442e8c5763). The Windsor Star. Archived from [the original](http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/story.html?id=85ef954c-0462-4f69-bd71-6e442e8c5763) on August 18, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["2001 Community Profiles"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201127012906/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E). *Statistics Canada*. Government of Canada. Archived from [the original](http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E) on November 27, 2020. v t e Essex County, Ontario, Canada Transportation Current Provincial Highways Highway 3 Highway 77 Highway 401 Former Provincial Highways Highway 2 Highway 39 Highway 98 Highway 107 Highway 114 Essex County Roads County Roads Windsor Suburban Roads Railways Essex Terminal Railway Windsor Subdivision Chatham Subdivision CASO Subdivision Municipalities Amherstburg Essex 1 Kingsville Lakeshore LaSalle Leamington Pelee Tecumseh Windsor 2 Communities Belle River 3 Colchester Comber3 Cottam Deerbrook Emeryville Harrow 3 Maidstone Malden Centre McGregor Oldcastle Puce River Canard Ruthven St. Clair Beach3 St. Joachim Seacliffe Stoney Point Woodslee Attractions and parks Point Pelee National Park Fort Malden National Historic Site Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary Colasanti's Tropical Gardens ERCA Chrysler Canada Greenway Trans Canada Trail Geography Bois Blanc Island Detroit River East Sister Island Fighting Island Middle Island Peche Island Pelee Island Point Pelee 1 County seat 2 Separated Municipality, as of 1998[update] 3 Formerly a separate municipality, merged into another as of 1998. See also List of municipalities in Ontario Detroit, Michigan Authority control databases: Geographic MusicBrainz area --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Harrow, Ontario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrow%2C_Ontario) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrow%2C_Ontario?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.