# Highgate, Ontario

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Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada

Highgate Unincorporated community Scene on King Street in April 2026 Highgate Location of Highgate in Chatham-Kent Show map of Municipality of Chatham-Kent Highgate Highgate (Southern Ontario) Show map of Southern Ontario Coordinates: 42°30′6.588″N 81°48′57.024″W / 42.50183000°N 81.81584000°W / 42.50183000; -81.81584000 Country Canada Province Ontario Municipality Chatham-Kent Population (2021)[1] • Total 299 • Density 103.8/km2 (269/sq mi) Time zone UTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT) Postal codes 1T0 Area code(s) 519, 226, 548

**Highgate** is an unincorporated community and former municipality in [Chatham-Kent](/source/Chatham-Kent), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada. It is recognized as a [designated place](/source/Designated_place) by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada).

## History

Highgate was located along a branch of the former [Canada Southern Railway](/source/Canada_Southern_Railway).[2] In 1880, Highgate had a school, two churches, a saw mill, an oatmeal and flouring mill, and a population of approximately 300.[2]

The Mary Webb Centre - Highgate

## Demographics

In the [2021 Census of Population](/source/2021_Canadian_census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), Highgate had a population of 299 living in 145 of its 153 total private dwellings, a change of -11.5% from its 2016 population of 338. With a land area of 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 103.8/km2 (268.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

## See also

- [List of communities in Ontario](/source/List_of_communities_in_Ontario)

- [List of designated places in Ontario](/source/List_of_designated_places_in_Ontario)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census2021municipal_1-0)** ["Census Profile for Bothwell, Dissolved municipality (DMU) (Designated place)"](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A0006350054&SearchText=Highgate). *2021 Census of Canada*. Statistics Canada. November 15, 2023. 98-316-X2021001. Retrieved January 15, 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-KCD_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-KCD_2-1) [*Kent County Directory 1880*](https://ia800204.us.archive.org/29/items/kentcountydirect00chatuoft/kentcountydirect00chatuoft.pdf) (PDF). Chatham Planet Book and Job. 1880. p. 252.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2021census_3-0)** ["Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places"](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201). [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[42°30′09″N 81°49′06″W / 42.502543°N 81.818457°W / 42.502543; -81.818457](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Highgate,_Ontario&params=42.502543_N_81.818457_W_)

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