Highgate, Ontario
title: "Highgate, Ontario" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["designated-places-in-ontario", "communities-in-chatham-kent"] topic_path: "general/designated-places-in-ontario" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgate,_Ontario" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Highgate |
| settlement_type | Unincorporated community |
| pushpin_map | CAN ON Chatham-Kent#Canada Southern Ontario |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Highgate in Chatham-Kent |
| coordinates | |
| mapframe-coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | |
| subdivision_type2 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name2 | Chatham-Kent |
| population_total | 299 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_density_km2 | 103.8 |
| timezone1 | EST |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| postal_code | 1T0 |
| area_code | 519, 226, 548 |
| :: |
| official_name = Highgate | settlement_type = Unincorporated community | pushpin_map = CAN ON Chatham-Kent#Canada Southern Ontario | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Highgate in Chatham-Kent | coordinates = | mapframe-coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Chatham-Kent | population_total = 299 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = 103.8 | timezone1 = EST | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | postal_code = 1T0 | area_code = 519, 226, 548
Highgate is an unincorporated community and former municipality in Ontario, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
History
Highgate was located along a branch of the former Canada Southern Railway. In 1880, Highgate had a school, two churches, a saw mill, an oatmeal and flouring mill, and a population of approximately 300.
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 from its 2016 population of 338. With a land area of 2.88 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
References
References
- (15 November 2023). "Census Profile for Bothwell, Dissolved municipality (DMU) (Designated place)". Statistics Canada.
- (1880). "Kent County Directory 1880". Chatham Planet Book and Job.
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". [[Statistics Canada]].
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