История округа Веллингтон (Онтарио)

County in Ontario, Canada

In 1837, by an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, the District of Wellington was formed and a court house and jail in the town of Guelph were authorized. The District was named after England's Duke of Wellington and its territory formed the County of Waterloo for electoral purposes. The limestone county courthouse and jail in the castellated style was built in 1842 44 and was subsequently expanded. In 1849, Wellington District was abolished, and Waterloo County remained for municipal and judicial purposes. The territory of the Bruce Peninsula became part of Waterloo in 1849, but was later withdrawn and transferred to Bruce County in 1851. In January 1852, Waterloo County became the United Counties of Wellington, Waterloo and Grey. The new county of Waterloo was withdrawn in January 1853, and the remainder was renamed the United Counties of Wellington and Grey. In January 1854, the United Counties was dissolved, and Wellington and Grey were separate counties for all purposes. Guelph was incorporated as a City in 1879 and withdrawn from the county. Amaranth, East Garafraxa, East Luther and Orangeville were transferred to Dufferin County during the period 1874–1882. The Wellington County Jail (in Late Gothic Revival Style) and the Governor's Residence (in Georgian style) at 74 Woolwich Street were built in 1911; they were designated by the city for "historic and architectural value" and as a National Historic Site in 1983. The property is now an Ontario Court of Justice.

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wellington County had a population of 241026 living in 91822 of its 97287 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 222726. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. + Panethnic groups in Wellington County (2001−2021)Panethnicgroup20212016201120062001Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage) European 192,185 80.77 188,570 85.94 181,980 88.39 179,595 90.41 169,820 91.87 South Asian 12,760 5.36 7,355 3.35 5,370 2.61 4,145 2.09 3,125 1.69 Southeast Asian 7,790 3.27 5,835 2.66 5,110 2.48 3,745 1.89 2,615 1.41 African 6,870 2.89 3,280 1.49 1,975 0.96 1,790 0.90 1,965 1.06 East Asian 5,500 2.31 5,250 2.39 4,175 2.03 3,760 1.89 3,565 1.93 Middle Eastern 3,895 1.64 2,535 1.16 1,650 0.80 1,605 0.81 975 0.53 Indigenous 3,810 1.60 3,385 1.54 3,200 1.55 1,815 0.91 1,260 0.68 Latin American 2,525 1.06 1,525 0.70 1,370 0.67 1,235 0.62 795 0.43 Other 2,575 1.08 1,690 0.77 1,055 0.51 940 0.47 735 0.40 Total responses 237,930 98.72 219,415 98.51 205,885 98.81 198,635 99.11 184,840 98.68 Total population 241,026 100.00 222,726 100.00 208,360 100.00 200,425 100.00 187,313 100.00

In October 2008, the County of Wellington was named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. and featured in Maclean's newsmagazine. Later that month, the county was recognized as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers and featured in the Guelph Mercury newspaper. In 2014, the County of Wellington received Best Health and Wellness Strategy at the Canadian HR Awards. This award recognizes excellence in the area of corporate health and well being. In 2013 (Gold), and again in 2014 (Silver), the County of Wellington received Canada's Safest Employer in the Public Sector Award. Canada's Safest Employers Awards recognize organizations from all across Canada with outstanding accomplishments in promoting the health and safety of their workers. In 2014 (Gold), and again in 2016 (Silver), the County of Wellington received Canada's Psychological Safety Award. Canada's Safest Employer Awards introduced a new Psychological Safety Award in 2014 to recognize organizations that are committed to employee mental health and are working towards implementing the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. The County of Wellington in Ontario, Canada, embarked on the BR+E journey beginning in 2013. Two years later, the county has reaped significant rewards with the candle on the cake represented by two BREI awards at the BREI Annual Conference in 2014. The County of Wellington proudly received the 2015 Employer of Distinction Award at an Award Ceremony presented by the Guelph and District Human Resources Professionals Association in Guelph. In early 2018, Alma resident Jim deBock received the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship for his extensive volunteer work.

Wellington County is part of the Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association and Central Counties of Ontario, two tourism related associations. In addition to the Museum, attractions in the County recommended by users of the Tripadvisor web site include Elora Rapids, Elora Gorge Conservation Area, the Fergus Grand Theatre and the Elora Cataract Railway. Popular parks with lakes for day use include Rockwood Conservation Area and Belwood Lake.