McMurrich/Monteith explained

McMurrich/Monteith
Official Name:Township of McMurrich/Monteith
Settlement Type:Township (single-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:45.45°N -108°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Parry Sound
Established Title:Settled
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:January 1, 1998
Government Type:Township
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Glynn Robinson
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Parry Sound-Muskoka
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area Land Km2:275.26
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:907
Population Density Km2:3.3
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:P0A
Area Code:705, 249
Website:www.mcmurrichmonteith.com

McMurrich/Monteith is a municipality and census subdivision in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

The municipality was formed in 1998 through an amalgamation of the former Township of McMurrich and the eastern two-thirds of the unincorporated Township of Monteith. The remaining portion of Monteith became part of Seguin. Part of the area's name is named for John McMurrich.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Axe Lake, Banbury, Bear Lake, Bourdeau, Haldane Hill, McMurrich, Sprucedale and Whitehall.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McMurrich/Monteith had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 275.26km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Mother tongue statistics for the 2006 census [3] are as follows:

Lakes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census: McMurrich/Monteith, Township . Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2006 Community Profile.