Simcoe County is in Central Ontario and it has lagged behind the province in industrial growth and in population.But according to Statistics Canada from 2006 to 2011 Simcoe County has had population growth exceeding the provincial average.Simcoe County had an average growth of about 1.2% versus a little less than 1% for the province.Wasaga Beach has grown also but it has not had much industrial deelopment.Springwater Twp.,Tiny Twp.,and Tay Twp. all have grown at about the provincial average.Here is where Midland gets a substantial amount of it's income from!Midland is a centre for the area.It has services that the surrounding small towns do not have.This includes to some extent Wasaga Beach and certainly includes Penetanguishene.
Midland Services
Midland has lots of services not in the surrounding towns.Their main street is considerably more fashionable than that of Balm Beach or Waubashene.Midland has a hospital matched only by Collingwood in this area.The Mcdonald's restaurant brings people into Midland that don't want to go to Barrie and don't like the one in Elmvale nor the one in Wyevale(there is none).Grocery stores in Midland offer much more variety than the ones in Perkinsfield.So services do bring people into Midland but will it continue to? Midland must compete on the basis of customer friendliness and on price. Customers may come in from Tay township and Tiny township but will they buy a little or a lot?It depends on the friendly staff and the prices they must pay.However the difference between selling $60,000 in sales or $100,000 per day may depend on just that.The area is growing and the townships are growing almost as fast so Midland will continue to service the area for people that don't want to drive to Barrie.The question is how successful will local businesses be?
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