Highgate, Ontario
Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Highgate is an unincorporated community and former municipality in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
Highgate | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
Scene on King Street in April 2026 | |
  Highgate Location of Highgate in Chatham-Kent  Highgate Highgate (Southern Ontario) | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′6.588″N 81°48′57.024″W | |
| 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 | |
| Area code(s) | 519, 226, 548 |
History
Highgate was located along a branch of the former 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]
.jpg)
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by 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]