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Blyth is a community in the municipality of North Huron
North Huron, Ontario

The Township of North Huron is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario government imposed amalgamation on municipalities throughout the provinces....
, Huron County
Huron County, Ontario

Huron County, Ontario is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in southwestern Ontario....
, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. It is located southwest of the town of Wingham
Wingham, Ontario

Wingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario Ontario, which is located in Huron County, Ontario. Wingham became part of North Huron in 2001 when the Ontario government imposed Amalgamation on the former township of East Wawanosh, the village of Blyth, and the town of Wingham....
 on Huron Road 4 and geographically south of the town of Lucknow
Lucknow, Ontario

Lucknow is a community located in Bruce County, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. It is incorporated in the Huron-Kinloss, Ontario....
.

The community was founded in 1877. Many of its buildings still retain a Cape Dutch style of detailing that was popular after the Boer War. Today it has a quaint, charming ambiance on its revitalized Queen Street. Locals pronounce the name of their town like "bly-eth" rather than "blithe".

It is the center for an annual drama festival called the Blyth Festival (at the Blyth Festival Theatre
Blyth Festival Theatre

The Blyth Festival, located in Blyth, Ontario, Canada, specializes in the production and promotion of Canadian plays....
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Blyth is a community in the municipality of North Huron
North Huron, Ontario

The Township of North Huron is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario government imposed amalgamation on municipalities throughout the provinces....
, Huron County
Huron County, Ontario

Huron County, Ontario is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in southwestern Ontario....
, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. It is located southwest of the town of Wingham
Wingham, Ontario

Wingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario Ontario, which is located in Huron County, Ontario. Wingham became part of North Huron in 2001 when the Ontario government imposed Amalgamation on the former township of East Wawanosh, the village of Blyth, and the town of Wingham....
 on Huron Road 4 and geographically south of the town of Lucknow
Lucknow, Ontario

Lucknow is a community located in Bruce County, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. It is incorporated in the Huron-Kinloss, Ontario....
.

The community was founded in 1877. Many of its buildings still retain a Cape Dutch style of detailing that was popular after the Boer War. Today it has a quaint, charming ambiance on its revitalized Queen Street. Locals pronounce the name of their town like "bly-eth" rather than "blithe".

It is the center for an annual drama festival called the Blyth Festival (at the Blyth Festival Theatre
Blyth Festival Theatre

The Blyth Festival, located in Blyth, Ontario, Canada, specializes in the production and promotion of Canadian plays....
). Since its inception in 1975, it has premiered 100 Canadian plays. Plays developed at the Blyth Festival have won Governor General 's Awards and a number of Chalmers Awards. It plays to audiences of between forty and fifty thousand annually.

Blyth has the status of a designated place
Designated place

A designated place or DPL is a type of community or populated area identified by Statistics Canada for statistical purposes. DPLs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
 in Canadian censuses. It had a population of 990 in the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada population. Census day was May 16 2006. The next census following will be the Canada 2011 Census....
.

Transportation

Blyth is at the junction of County Road 4
Highway 4 (Ontario)

Highway 4 is a provincially maintained highway in southwestern Ontario, Canada.Highway 4 currently runs from Talbotville Royal, Ontario north to Clinton, Ontario....
 and County Road 25.

Blyth is served by scheduled bus service to Owen Sound
Owen Sound, Ontario

Owen Sound , the county seat of Grey County, Ontario, is a city in south-western Ontario, Canada. Owen Sound is located at the mouths of the Pottawatomi River and Sydenham River s on an inlet of Georgian Bay named Owen Sound Bay....
 and London
London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457,720; the city proper had a population of 352,395 in the Canada 2006 Census....
 .