Coleman, Ontario

Coleman
Township municipality (single-tier)
Township of Coleman
Municipal building
Motto:  Over 2 billion square feet of opportunity!
Coleman
Coordinates: 47°22′03″N79°45′34″W / 47.3675°N 79.7594°W / 47.3675; -79.7594 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Timiskaming
Incorporated	1906 (1906)
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Dan Cleroux
• Fed. riding	Nipissing—Timiskaming
• Prov. riding	Timiskaming—Cochrane
Area [2]
• Land	177.95 km2 (68.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	517
• Density	2.9/km2 (8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	P0J 1C0
Area codes	705, 249
Website	www.colemantownship.ca

Coleman is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated in the Timiskaming District of Northeastern Ontario. ^{[1] [3]} The township had a population of 517 in the 2021 Canadian census. ^[2]

It is located along Highway 11 and 11-B. ^[3]

History

The community was first formed around 1906. The township is named after geologist A. P. Coleman, who did extensive work in the region in the late 1800s. Coleman also mapped the Sudbury Basin, leading to important nickel discoveries, and proved conclusively that the area had been repeatedly glaciated. The township celebrated its first 100 years in 2006.

On January 1, 1998, the Township of Coleman was enlarged when it annexed the unorganized northern part of Gillies Limit Township. ^{[4] [5]}

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Coleman had a population of 517 living in 236 of its 295 total private dwellings, a change of -13.1% from its 2016 population of 595. With a land area of 177.95 km² (68.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.9/km² (7.5/sq mi) in 2021. ^[2]

Canada census – Coleman community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	517 (-13.1% from 2016)	595 (-0.3% from 2011)	597 (+10.6% from 2006)
Land area	177.95 km2 (68.71 sq mi)	178.89 km2 (69.07 sq mi)	178.82 km2 (69.04 sq mi)
Population density	2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)	3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)	3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Median age	56.0 (M: 56.0, F: 56.0)	52.5 (M: 52.3, F: 52.8)	47.6 (M: , F: )
Private dwellings	295 (total)  236 (occupied)	338 (total)	325 (total)
Median household income	$74,000	$67,840

References: 2021 ^[6] 2016 ^[7] 2011 ^[8]

Historical census populations – Coleman, Ontario

Year Pop. ±% 1911 3,131 —     1921 1,720 −45.1% 1931 1,087 −36.8% 1941 708 −34.9% 1951 713 +0.7% 1956 878 +23.1% 1961 712 −18.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 741 +4.1% 1971 764 +3.1% 1976 685 −10.3% 1981 588 −14.2% 1986 441 −25.0% 1991 470 +6.6% 1996 499 +6.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 550 +10.2% 2006 580 +5.5% 2011 597 +2.9% 2016 595 −0.3% 2021 517 −13.1%
2006 Population figure based on revised count. [9] Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada [2] [10] [11]

Mother tongue (2021): ^[2]

• English as first language: 72.1%
• French as first language: 25.0%
• English and French as first languages: 1.0%
• Other as first language: 1.9%

See also

• List of townships in Ontario
• List of francophone communities in Ontario

References

1. "Coleman". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-16.
2. "Coleman, Ontario (Code 3554001) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-09-08.
3. Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
4. "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
5. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
9. "2006 Census Corrections and updates". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
10. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
11. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.

External links

• Official website