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Owen Sound

Waterfall city on a Georgian Bay inlet

Owen Sound in brief

Owen Sound is Grey County's seat at the mouths of the Pottawatomi and Sydenham Rivers on an inlet of Georgian Bay. Ojibwe people knew the area as Gchi-wiigwedong; surveyor William Fitzwilliam Owen named the inlet for his brother Admiral Edward Owen in 1815.

Charles Rankin established Sydenham around 1840, and by 1846 about 150 people shared a sawmill and gristmill. Short drives still lead to the waterfalls that draw most visitors today.

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#74
City Score rank
38%
City Score
2
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City Score over time

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Rankings for Owen Sound

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Composite · OpenStats

OpenStats City Score

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Single edition · 2026

#74
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.384

Only one published edition places Owen Sound in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Health · OpenStats

OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon

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Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.

Single edition · 2026

#79
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 87

Only one published edition places Owen Sound in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Property tax · OpenStats

OpenStats Residential Mill Rates

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Municipalities ranked by residential mill rate. Rank 1 is the highest published rate (higher tax burden).

Single edition · 2024

#4
Published · 2024 · of 43
Score 19.1

Only one published edition places Owen Sound in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Worth knowing in Owen Sound

Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.

  • Owen Sound is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.

    Wikipedia

  • The seat of government of Grey County, it is located at the mouths of the Pottawatomi and Sydenham Rivers on the eponymous inlet of Georgian Bay.

    Wikipedia

  • World War I flying ace Billy Bishop was born in Owen Sound; the Billy Bishop Museum preserves his boyhood home.

    Wikipedia

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