Chisholm, Ontario Explained

Chisholm
Official Name:Township of Chisholm
Settlement Type:Township (single-tier)
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nipissing
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gail Degagne
Leader Title1:MP
Leader Name1:Anthony Rota
Leader Title2:MPP
Area Total Km2:206.73
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1291
Population Density Km2:6.2
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:46.1°N -93°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:P0H 1Z0
Area Code:705, 249
Website:www.chisholm.ca

Chisholm (Canada 2016 Census population 1,291) is a township in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, located in the Nipissing District.

Maps show the township as comprising the communities of Alderdale, Booth's Landing, Chiswick, Fossmill, Grahamvale and Wasing, however, these communities are now little more than slightly denser areas of housing, or completely abandoned in the case of Fossmill.[2] The township administrative offices are located in Chiswick. Alderdale, Fossmill, Grahamvale, and Wasing were all once stops or milepoints along the Canadian National Railway Alderdale Subdivision.[3] Rail service declined in the mid-20th century and was eliminated altogether in 1996.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisholm had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 205.77km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics Canada . June 24, 2019 . Census Profile, 2016 Census: Chisholm, Township. 8 February 2017 .
  2. Web site: About Us . Township of Chisholm, Ontario . June 24, 2019 . September 6, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200906135549/http://www.chisholm.ca/about.asp . dead .
  3. Web site: Alderdale Subdivision . CNR in Ontario . 20 July 2020 . 9 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.