North Perth is a lower-tier municipality in Ontario, Canada. Its name is based on its location in the northern portion of Perth County. The main community in North Perth is Listowel. Other communities include Atwood, Monkton, Elma and Wallace township. The municipality was incorporated in 1998 and is heavily agricultural.

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North Perth
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of North Perth
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Coordinates: 43°44′N 80°57′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Perth
Formed	January 1, 1998
Government
• Mayor	Todd Kasenberg
• Federal riding	Perth Wellington
• Prov. riding	Perth—Wellington
Area
• Land	493.14 km2 (190.40 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	13,130
• Density	26.6/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	N4W
Area code(s)	519 and 226
Website	www.northperth.ca

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As of the 2016 Census, the township had a population of 13,130 in a land area of 493.14 square kilometres. There were 5,098 occupied private dwellings.^[1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Perth had a population of 15,538 living in 5,959 of its 6,171 total private dwellings, a change of 18.3% from its 2016 population of 13,130. With a land area of 493.09 km² (190.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 31.5/km² (81.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[10]

Children aged 9 and under account for approximately 13.4% of the population, while the percentage at retirement age (65 and over) is approximately 16.5%. The median age is 38.9 years of age.^[11]

According to the 2011 National Household Survey, 6.9% of the population have immigrant status. The most common countries immigrants come from are the Netherlands (30%) followed by the United Kingdom (12%) and Mexico (11%).^[12]

The 2011 survey also indicates that the largest economic sectors by number of workers employed are manufacturing (1,190 workers); retail trade (1,005 workers); agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (890 workers); health care and social assistance (715 workers) and construction (500 workers). Other industries in the region employing more than 200 workers are finance and insurance; professional, scientific and technical services; educational services; and transportation and warehousing.^[12] The average income reported in the 2011 National Household Survey was $37,155 with an average after-tax income of $32,131.^[12]

According to the 2011 National Household Survey, the majority of residents of North Perth are members of a Christian faith and account for 78.2% of the population. Less than 1% of the population is Muslim, and the remaining population reported no religious affiliation.^[12] Of the Christian population, the largest religious affiliation is Presbyterian (21.2%) followed by United Church (21.1%), Roman Catholic (12.5%), Lutheran (8,7%), Anglican (3.5%), Pentecostal (1.8%), Baptist (1.4%) and other Christian (29.5%).^[12]

North Perth is served by the Avon Maitland District School Board or the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board.^[13]

Policing is done by the Ontario Provincial Police, Perth County Detachment, based in Sebringville, Ontario with a satellite station in Listowel. The North Perth Fire Department is a volunteer service operating from three stations; Monkton, Atwood and Listowel.^[14] Emergency Medical and ambulance services are provided by Perth County EMS. Public Libraries are located in Listowel, Atwood and Monkton.^[15]

Medical facilities include Listowel Memorial Hospital and the Fisher Family Primary Care Centre with family physicians' offices.^[16]

North Perth is home to over 300 businesses across a variety of business and service sectors.^[17] The Municipality is served by the Perth County Economic Development Office, Stratford/Perth Centre for Business, and Listowel Retail Merchants Association. These organizations work in tandem to identify opportunities for local economic growth and to provide resources and support for local business.^[18]

North Perth includes companies such as Trillium Mutual (head office), Listowel Technologies, Erie Meats, Spinrite Yarns and large national retailers. The area's 57-acre business park is working to attract new industries from across the region.^[19]

The Campbell Soup Company, in Listowel, was a major local employer for 48 years, operating a frozen, foodservice and specialty food plant. This relationship ended abruptly with the announcement of the factory's pending closure on April 28, 2008.^[20] In 2010 the former plant was purchased by Erie Meat Products and expected to ship 50-60 million pounds of poultry to world markets on an annual basis.^[21]

Since 1996 North Perth has attracted new industries,^[22] including Listowel Technology, Inc. a manufacturer of injection-moulded automotive parts with a 240,000-square-foot facility employing 500. In 2012, EFS Plastics constructed a 40,000 square foot plant in the North Perth Industrial Park. Other businesses in the park include Vision Manufacturing Solutions, Hutchison Precision Inc., Shredall and Energrow. HLA/Horst Welding was planning to complete a new 64,000 square foot metal fabrication facility in 2016.

In addition to Listowel Technology and the Listowel Memorial Hospital, other major employers, and the number of employees, include the following according to County records:^[22]

• Spinrite Inc. 375
• Erie Meat Products Ltd. 250
• Ideal Supply Company Ltd. 175
• L.H. Gray & Sons 85
• Benshaw Canada Controls 52
• B.T.E. Assembly 50