| Algonquin Highlands | |
| Official Name: | Township of Algonquin Highlands |
| Settlement Type: | Township (lower-tier) |
| Seal Type: | Logo |
| Seal Size: | 200px |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN ON Haliburton#Canada Southern Ontario |
| Coordinates: | 45.4°N -123°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Government Type: | Township |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Liz Danielsen |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Area Land Km2: | 1007.20 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2351 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.3 |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code: | K0M 1J0 |
| Elevation M: | 443 |
| Website: | www.algonquinhighlands.ca |
Algonquin Highlands is a township located in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 2,351. The northeastern section of the township is included in Algonquin Provincial Park.
The township was formed through the amalgamation of Stanhope and Sherborne et al. townships, the latter of which included McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale. It was thereafter briefly known as the Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale until it was renamed to its current name in March 2001.
The township lacks a commercial center, but its municipal offices are located on North Shore Road, 5 km north of Carnarvon at 45.0858°N -78.6933°W. A satellite municipal office is located in Dorset, the main street of which straddles the border of Algonquin Highlands to the east and Lake of Bays to the west.
The largest community in the Municipality of Algonquin Highlands is Dorset, Ontario although this community is actually split with Lake of Bays, Ontario.
Located in Algonquin Provincial Park, the area is characterized by uplands and dense transitional forestation. It rests on a portion of the Canadian Shield.[2]
Algonquin Highlands experiences a humid continental climate, with it being more cool due to the higher elevation.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Algonquin Highlands had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 999.69km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
According to the Canada 2006 Census:[5]