estate offices, several auto sales and service businesses, a funeral home, and a branch of a national bank. Businesses in the area—including those in the villages of Priceville, Ceylon, Eugenia, Kimberley, Maxwell, Rock Mills and Feversham—are represented by the Flesherton and District Chamber of Commerce, which grew out of the Flesherton Service Club. The Chamber hosts the annual Community Awards since 1997, honouring business and community leaders, and supports the Walking Village Initiative - encouraging residents and visitors to experience the area on foot. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Flesherton had a population of 590 living in 246 of its 278 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 584. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Notable people Matt Galloway, CBC Radio personality, was raised in nearby Kimberley and attended Grey Highlands Secondary School. Agnes Macphail, the first woman elected to the House of Commons, was born in nearby Proton Township and served as MP of the local district for over a decade. The elementary school in Flesherton is named after her. Chris Neil, hockey player (NHL: Ottawa Senators, 2001-2017), was raised on a farm just outside Flesherton. Oliver Schroer, award-winning fiddler and recording, was raised in nearby Vandeleur and attended Grey Highlands. References External links Read the Flesherton Advance from 1882-1951 online The South Grey Museum & Historical Library Resources Split Rail Country: A History of Artemesia Volume I now online Split Rail Country: A History of Artemesia Volume II 1985-2000 is presently being written Communities in Grey County Former villages in Ontario Designated places in Ontario Populated places disestablished in 1998