Norfolk County State of the Environment Poster
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Long Point Region Grand River Conservation 20 CON 1 Six Nations IND IAN LI Conservation Authority Authority NE CON 2 C O C K S H U T O T AD L R D O O H A I D D R G H OR W F T A Y Brant County N A 2 CON 3 4 Kelvin BR Bealton H I G H Wilsonville ST W 19 EA AY K 2 COUNTY ROAD R EL CON 1 FOLK O 4 NOR V AD IN Boston C CON 4 O U N T Y LI NE 9 EAST Grand River CON 2 OAD 1 LK COUNTY R NORFO 19 Conservation Authority 1 25 2 C CON 5 O 74 3 C K 4 S H H U 5 I T G T 6 H W R O CON 3 O K 7 AY LD A EL Vanessa 24 D 2 V H 4 8 E 23 I S N RO T I Bill's Corners (Nanticoke) W 19 GH 9 ROAD 22 UNTY 10 K CO W 21 A FOL OR AY D 11 N 2 20 12 4 CON 6 19 Long Point Region 13 18 14 17 15 15 16 E CON 4 S T Conservation Authority W 17 D 19 14 TY ROA COUN 13 18 FOLK NOR T 12 E 19 E T 11 E 20 R V 10 21 IL L 9 CON 7 22 RE O 23 A 8 D 24 D 7 A O 6 R RD 5 FO 4 CONNT 5 3 Teeterville RA State of the Environment B 2 1 M A I N S CON 8 T R E Villa Nova E T H T N H R I O G OAD EAST H SON R W M THOMP AY CON 6 A Waterford I 2 N 4 S T Forestry and Carolinian Canada R E E Legend T H S T O U CON 9 TEETERVILLE RO LPRCA Land THOMPSON Norfolk County has approximately 24 per cent forest cover with CON 7 9 24 ROAD EAST EST MPSON ROAD W more in the western end of Norfolk versus the east. This forest A D 9 THO D ROA D TRE A CEN C M OU County Owned Woodlots O HA IND R W D CON 10 N R Windham Centre T Y cover is high when compared to other municipalities in southern O F T L I N N A R E B E ROAD Licensed Pits & Quarry SWI Ontario. Factors such as the County's geology, geography, AM CENTR CON 8 WINDH MMI RO N N I AD G X D O climate and topography make this area ideal for growing a variety P A N OO O Former Landfill Sites R L CON 11 A of tree species. The area's relatively cold climate results in tighter RD O ETTE LA SAL La Salette Trail CON 9 growth rings in the lumber. The tighter rings and low mineral content in the County's soil result in higher lumber quality. Data 4 2 Conservation Authority Boundary Y A SW CON 12 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 W Haldimand H I MMING POOL G I H shows forestry and value added wood processing make up 1.5 Kilometers R H O D Oxford County I G A L H D O W Major Watershed Boundary CON 10 AY Bloomsburg Lynnville 2 per cent of the jobs in Norfolk. 4 County Provincially Significant Wetland CON 13 Rattlesnake Harbour AD The Carolinian zone is a region in Ontario found south of an 48 O 47 Locally Significant Wetland 46 CON 11 45 N I imaginary line which runs approximately from Grand Bend to 44 X BRANTFORD R O N R O A C D Adjacent Land O CON 14 Toronto. Norfolk County is in the heart of the Carolinian life zone. C K HI S GH N H 43 O U WAY R T 42 F T O R The Carolinian life zone is actually the northernmost edge of the 5 41 9 L O K CON 12 A 40 S D Woodland T 39 R Renton E 38 E 36 37 T deciduous forest region in eastern North America, and is named 3433 N 3231 35 O N R O T R Delhi H WAY 3 F T IGH O ES H Biosphere Core Area L T W SIMCOE STREET K REE after the Carolina states. Even though Carolinian Canada is quite K IN TH ST S N T G E R E 3 C E T E CH STREET EAST UR O T CHUR FO U OAD Norfolk North N LBOT R T TA Y 3 Nixon P 1 J CON 13 R A small compared with other Canadian vegetation zones, making up O A D R M A K V E E N A Simcoe R U D Significant Natural Areas AY 3 S E N W O W O SEC GH E HI S S A T T R D N O E T H OAD Fernlea E only one per cent of Canada's total land area, it boasts a greater E R U EAST E T T WAY HI MAIN R N NS A R GH H E STREET T E WA T QU N Y 3 OF Courtland S N COURTLAND E Significant Natural Sites VI CON 6 number of both flora and fauna species than any other ecosystem WAY RH QUEENS INELA WEST T CON 14 SR T E E in Canada. O ND R B T Bedrock Suitable for Crushed Rock L Norfolk West A T OAD H IL 20 L C N CON 1 NTR R 19 O CON 2 NTR GHWAY 3 E R HI S 18 F CON 1 STR T O 30 R 29 D L CON 3 NTR 28 O 17 K 27 A CON 5 26 Sand & Gravel Deposit C 25 O 24 REET 16 9 U Hillcrest CON1 4 NTR 23 N 22 WEST ST 15 Y T Y A Gilbertville R 14 O 21 A D 13 D H HIGHW 3 12 Agricultural 0 IG HIGHWA H 11 20 W Y 3 T OT ROA A AS 10 B 19 Y 59 E L AD 18 RO 9 17 TA L L P EL CON 4 8 I W 16 N 16 E cDO 7 CON 2 STR G M Hazard Lands R 15 OLONE 6 C O T EAST 14 V U OAD E R TU R 13 HN'S R K E ST JO 11 O R 4 12 KEY P Y A P 9 10 D O 3 I 8 OINT RN Bill's Corners (Delhi) ROAD T 2 Provincially Significant Wetland 7 OCH NED R 1 6 LY O A O D A D 5 CON 12 CON 3 Hamlet Residential 4 3 S NO JOHN' ST ST COCKSHUTT ST EA 2 SOU R ROAD ROA CON 3 STR R D AST FOL 38 AD EET H RO T ROAD E H K 1 OC L Resort Residential D E WEL N Y L Lynedoch CON 11 McDO 6 N'S Green's Corners T JOH S AST OAD E CON 2 Urban Residential R M 24 AI N S 6 TR WAY E NO 23 IGH E CON 4 STR H T RFOL AD O 6 R 22 Central Business District K COU CON 10 ALBOT T NTY R 21 CON 1 NEL OA OLO 20 D C T Shopping Centre Commercial 30 U R K Port Dover 19 Pinegrove E Y A P Wyecombe O 18 IN T South Middleton CON 9 R B O Commercial 17 AD Economy 16 FO ROAD 21 R TY EST HIGHWA 15 N T U EAS Industrial / Business Park CO RY B.F. LK 24 FO FAR ROAD OR LL Y N E 14 M R W 59 O N Of the nearly 61,000 people living in Norfolk County, nearly half live within the six urban areas of Port Dover, McD CON 8 O OAD R FO 13 Walsh LK CO UNT 7 Institutional Y 5 24 R D Andy's Corners O A 12 Vittoria Waterford, Simcoe, Delhi, Courtland and Port Rowan. Another 42 hamlets are scattered throughout the County. FI 23 S 11 HER 22 ST 'S The County economy is diversified with agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and commercial activities being most E Port Ryerse Parks & Open Space 10 W G AD LEN RO CON 14 'S CON 7 N R 21 N OA O 9 JOH R ST D dominant. F 20 O L K 8 Silver Hill Urban Waterfront C 3 O 19 U N T 7 Y R 5 O 18 A HI D 6 GH 2 C WAY 3 17 The combination of a 135 to 150-day growing season, 920 to 980 milimetres of annual precipitation and an 139 140 141 5 CON 6 137 5 CON 13 9 4 16 ST average July temperature of 20 degrees Celsius makes Norfolk a prime agricultural area. Norfolk County typically 1 D WE IN COUNTY ROAD 5 1 Langton A 2 O G 21 3 S R 15 L ST N' E ROAD E Elgin County TY W JOH 2 ST COUN ROAD 14 has light, well-drained sandy or sandy loam soils that can grow a wide variety of cash crops. About 74 per cent Lake Depth LK LL O E RF OW 1 O cD N M CON 5 13 20 45 CON 12 AD 3 (118,457 hectares) of Norfolk County's 160,700 hectares is farmland while 14 per cent of the County's labour force RO 12 TY 0 to 5m Glen Meyer UN CO LK FO EAST OR 11 4 works in agriculture.