Jocelyn, Ontario Explained

Jocelyn
Official Name:Township of Jocelyn
Settlement Type:Township (single-tier)
Coordinates:46.1833°N -141°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Algoma
Government Type:Township
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Mark Henderson
Leader Title1:Governing Body
Leader Name1:Jocelyn Township Council
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Name2:Carol Hughes (NDP)
Leader Name3:Michael Mantha (NDP)
Established Title:Established
Area Total Km2:131.45
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:313
Population Density Km2:2.4
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:P0R 1G0
Area Code:705, 249
Website:jocelyn.ca

Jocelyn is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on St. Joseph Island in the Algoma District. The current reeve of the township is Mark Henderson. Jocelyn is home to Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site.

The primary community in the township is Kentvale, which is located around Kentvale Merchants Limited, the largest general store on St. Joseph Island. Kentvale Merchants Limited is actually located in the Township of St. Joseph and previously operated under the name Kentvale General Merchants. It was opened in 1888 by Emily M. Kent and Frederick B. Kent. A community outdoor hockey rink on the property provided recreation for this farming community for many years. It was operated by the Kent family and volunteers from the community.

The original operation consisted of a grist and saw mill operated by Frederick and a store that Emily ran. At the time of this writing in 2005, the fourth generation of the original owners are operating the store. Today the store sells groceries, hardware, dry goods, building supplies, lawn and garden equipment, gasoline, fishing gear, feed for livestock and much more.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jocelyn had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 130.43km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jocelyn census profile . Statistics Canada . . 8 February 2017 . 2019-06-04.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.