Tarbutt Explained

Tarbutt
Official Name:Township of Tarbutt
Settlement Type:Township (single-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Coordinates:46.35°N -84°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Established Title:Settled
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:October 9, 1956
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Lennox Smith
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:52.82
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:534
Population Density Km2:10.1
Utc Offset:-5
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code:P0R

Tarbutt (formerly known as Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional) is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District. The township is about east of Sault Ste. Marie.

Its population centres are Port Findlay and MacLennan. It is the only municipality along the North Channel of Lake Huron which includes no residential communities located directly along Highway 17; MacLennan is located north of the highway at the intersection of MacLennan Road and Government Road, while Port Findlay is located at the south end of MacLennan Road along the waterfront.

In December 2016, the municipal council adopted a by-law to change the name of the township from The Corporation of the Township of Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional to the Corporation of the Township of Tarbutt, effective in January 2017.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 52.79km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional, Township . 8 February 2017 . Statistics Canada . June 9, 2019.
  2. Web site: Minutes of the Regular Meeting December 14th 2016 . www.tarbutt.ca . Township of Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional . 26 August 2020 . 18 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.