Hurkett

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Hurkett
Dispersed rural community
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Hurkett
Location of Hurkett in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°50′57″N88°29′05″W / 48.84917°N 88.48472°W / 48.84917; -88.48472 Coordinates: 48°50′57″N88°29′05″W / 48.84917°N 88.48472°W / 48.84917; -88.48472 [1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictThunder Bay
Area
[2]
  Total52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2011) [2]
  Total236
  Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code
P0T
Area code(s) 807

Hurkett is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the Unorganized part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is on Black Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in geographic Stirling Township, [4] and is on Ontario Highway 582, a short spur off Ontario Highway 17. Hurkett is a designated place served by a local services board, [5] and has a population of 236. [6]

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Demographics

Hurkett had a population of 285 in the Canada 2006 Census [7] which declined to 236 in the 2011 census. [6]

Canada census – Hurkett community profile
2011 2006
Population:236 (-17.2% from 2006)285 (% from 2001)
Land area:52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi)52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi)
Population density:4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Median age:49.7 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2)
Total private dwellings:121
Median household income:
References: 2011 [6] 2006 [7] earlier [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hurkett". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  2. 1 2 "Hurkett, Ontario (Code 350027) census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  3. Elevation taken from Google Earth at coordinates given in the Infobox. Accessed 2015-07-12.
  4. "Stirling" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  5. "Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737". Canadian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  6. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  7. 1 2 "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

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