Calvin, Ontario Explained

Calvin
Official Name:Township of Calvin
Settlement Type:Township (single-tier)
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Coordinates:46.2333°N -134°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nipissing
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Richard Gould
Area Total Km2:140.98
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:516
Population Density Km2:3.7
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:P0H 1V0
Area Code:705

Calvin is a township in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattawa River in Nipissing District. The township took its name from Delino Dexter Calvin, an Ontario lumber merchant and MPP based in Frontenac County.

In 2007, Calvin, along with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Papineau-Cameron, Mattawan and Bonfield cooperated to create a newly branded Mattawa Voyageur Country tourist region in order to promote the area.[2]

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Eau Claire and Eau Claire Station.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Calvin had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 140.13km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Profile: Calvin, Municipality. February 8, 2017 . Statistics Canada. June 24, 2019.
  2. Adams, K. "Mattawa sports a new look", Baytoday.ca, July 17, 2007. Accessed March 28, 2008.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . March 31, 2022.