Carlow/Mayo Explained

Carlow Mayo
Official Name:Township of Carlow Mayo
Settlement Type:Township (lower-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:45.1333°N -114°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1850s
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:January 1, 2001
Government Type:Township
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Randy Wallace
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:390.79
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:864
Population Density Km2:2.2
Utc Offset:-5
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code:K0L 1G0

Carlow Mayo is a township in northern Hastings County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 by the amalgamation of the townships of Carlow and Mayo.

Historically, the economy in the area was based on timber and mining. The Little Mississippi River and York River were used to transport logs out of the forests. Now, tourism is an important part of the local economy. Over half of the land in the region is designated crown land.

Carlow and Mayo were named after the counties of the same name in Ireland (County Carlow and County Mayo).

Communities within the municipal boundaries include: Bessemer, Boulter, Childs Mines, Craigmont, Fort Stewart, Hartsmere, Havergal, Hermon, McArthur Mills, New Carlow, and Rowland.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carlow/Mayo had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 385.32km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carlow Mayo census profile . Statistics Canada . . 2012-02-29 . 2016-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923073332/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3512065&Geo2=CD&Code2=3512&Data=Count&SearchText=Carlow&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 . dead .
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Carlow Mayo, Township . 8 February 2017 . . June 16, 2019.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.