Harrow, Ontario
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Harrow | |
|---|---|
Urban area | |
| Harrow Centre | |
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  Harrow  Harrow | |
| Coordinates: 42°02′08″N 82°55′07″W / 42.0355°N 82.9187°W | |
| 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 | |
| Area codes | 519 and 226 |
Harrow is a community located in the Town of Essex in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
First known as Munger's Corners after John Munger, the first postmaster, the town was renamed by John O'Connor in 1857 for the exclusive Harrow School in London.[1]
Hiram Walker, of 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 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.
Walker's distillation operations remained in Harrow until 2009, when the Canbar, Inc. cooperage 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. 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, formerly Canada's southernmost high school until it was closed in 2016.
