Armstrong, Ontario

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Armstrong
Township of Armstrong
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Earlton
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Armstrong
Coordinates: 47°42′40″N79°49′28″W / 47.7111°N 79.8244°W / 47.7111; -79.8244
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Timiskaming
Settled1900
Incorporated1921
Government
  TypeTownship
  MayorJean Marc Boileau
  Governing BodyArmstrong Township Council
   MP Pauline Rochefort
   MPP John Vanthof [1]
Area
[2]
  Land90.20 km2 (34.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
  Total
1,166
  Density12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code
P0J 1E0
Area code 705/249
Website www.armstrongtownship.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Armstrong (2016 population: 1,166) is a township in the Timiskaming District of Ontario. The only population centre in the township is the community of Earlton.

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The township is named after Samuel Armstrong, [3] an independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Parry Sound from 1886 to 1890.

History

Earlton began to be settled in 1900 as a lumber community by pioneers mostly from York County, soon followed by French-speaking farmers who cultivated the flat prairie-like land of the surrounding Great Clay Belt. In 1904, its post office was opened. The postmaster, Edward Albert Brasher, named the community after his son Earl. [3]

In 1921, Armstrong Township was incorporated. [3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Armstrong had a population of 1,199 living in 502 of its 523 total private dwellings, a change of 2.8% from its 2016 population of 1,166. With a land area of 90.16 km2 (34.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.3/km2 (34.4/sq mi) in 2021. [4]

Canada census – Armstrong community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population1,199 (+2.8% from 2016)1,166 (-4.1% from 2011)1,216 (5.3% from 2006)
Land area90.16 km2 (34.81 sq mi)90.20 km2 (34.83 sq mi)90.33 km2 (34.88 sq mi)
Population density13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)13.5/km2 (35/sq mi)
Median age39.2 (M: 39.6, F: 39.2)41.2 (M: 40.1, F: 41.9)40.5 (M: 38.9, F: 41.9)
Private dwellings523 (total)  502 (occupied)521 (total) 516 (total) 
Median household income$72,000$65,579
References: 2021 [5] 2016 [6] 2011 [7]
Historical census populations – Armstrong, Ontario
YearPop.±%
1986 1,413    
1991 1,394−1.3%
1996 1,398+0.3%
2001 1,223−12.5%
2006 1,155−5.6%
2011 1,216+5.3%
2016 1,166−4.1%
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue: [2]

Transportation

Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport is a regional airport located in Earlton, which opened in 1937 as an emergency landing area for Trans-Canada Air Lines. The airport today serves private light aircraft. It was served by NorOntair from 1973 to 1996, and by the Air Defense Command in the 1950s. [8]

Ontario Highway 11 is the major road connecting the community with other areas in Timiskaming and beyond. The retail strip is located along 10th Street North.

See also

References

  1. "MPP John Vanthof". Elections Ontario . Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Armstrong Census Profile". 2016 Census data . Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Our Story". www.armstrongtownship.com. Township of Armstrong. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  8. "History". Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport. Retrieved July 19, 2019.