Not to be confused with the Town of Blyth, England. Blyth is a village in North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. Blyth is north of London and west of Waterloo at the intersection of Huron County Road 4 (London Road) and Huron County Road 25 (Blyth Road). Blyth is also inland from Lake Huron. The 2016 Canadian Census showed Blyth had a population of approximately 1,000 residents. Despite its small size, Blyth has a significant national presence. The village attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to its world-renowned theatre, destination craft brewery and large municipal campground. As well, Blyth has several prominent employers creating job opportunities not found in many rural regions of Canada. Residents pronounce the name of their village "bly-eth" rather than "blithe". History The first European settlers, Lucius McConnell and Kenneth McBean, arrived in what is now Blyth in 1851. The first store was opened by John Templeton. In 1854, John Drummond built the first hotel (present-day site of The Blyth Inn). A shoe shop, blacksmith shop, tailor shop and sawmill were all set up around the same time. By 1855, a layout for the village of Drummond was made, however the village was renamed Blyth in recognition of British land speculator Henry Blyth. In 1856, a post office was established and until 1891, the postal service officially, and incorrectly, spelled Blyth with an "e" on the end (Blythe). Henry Blyth never visited the village. By the mid-1860s, Blyth's businesses included a grist and flour mill, steam sawmill, 4 general stores, stove and tinshop, carriage and wagon factory, 3 blacksmith shops, a saddlery, a tailor shop, 3 shoe shops, a cooper shop, 3 hotels and one medical doctor. In 1876, the first train service, The London, Huron and Bruce Railway, came to Blyth. One year later, the village was incorporated with a population of approximately 800 residents. The community's first elected reeve was Patrick Kelly. In 1877, a two-room public school was built and opened. In the 1890s, a chopping mill and cider press were opened. Other early businesses in Blyth included a bake shop, a cement block making shop, a Massey Harris implement shop, a livery, a dressmaker shop, the cooper shop that made renowned apple barrels. In 1896, a four-room public school was constructed at the corner of King and Wellington Streets. In 1907, a stop of the Canadian Pacific Railway line from Guelph