Laird, Ontario

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Laird
Township (single-tier)
Township of Laird
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Highway 17 through Laird Township
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Laird
Coordinates: 46°23′N84°04′W / 46.383°N 84.067°W / 46.383; -84.067
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Algoma
Settled1874
Incorporated1891
Government
 • MayorShawn Evoy
 •  MP Carol Hughes (NDP)
 •  MPP Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land102.48 km2 (39.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
 • Total1,047
 • Density10.2/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0S
Area code(s) 705 and 249
Website www.lairdtownship.ca

Laird is a township and village in the Algoma District in Northern Ontario, Canada. The township had a population of 1,047 in the Canada 2016 Census, down from 1,057 in the 2011 census.

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Communities

The township includes the named communities of Laird and Neebish. It also includes a portion of Bar River, a small hamlet straddling the boundary between the townships of Laird and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laird had a population of 1,121 living in 470 of its 560 total private dwellings, a change of 7.1% from its 2016 population of 1,047. With a land area of 103.25 km2 (39.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.9/km2 (28.1/sq mi) in 2021. [2]

Canada census – Laird community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population1,121 (+7.1% from 2016)1,047 (-0.9% from 2011)1,057 (-1.9% from 2006)
Land area103.25 km2 (39.87 sq mi)102.48 km2 (39.57 sq mi)102.43 km2 (39.55 sq mi)
Population density10.9/km2 (28/sq mi)10.2/km2 (26/sq mi)10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
Median age50.4 (M: 49.2, F: 50.8)48.1 (M: 47.5, F: 48.7)
Private dwellings560 (total)  470 (occupied)527 (total) 610 (total) 
Median household income$103,000$87,680
References: 2021 [3] 2016 [4] 2011 [5] earlier [6] [7]

Population trend: [8]

Transportation

Highway 17 passes through the township. Tarbutt is a neighbour of Laird and is separated by a low-grade dirt road called "Townline Road" which spurs into a road to Pine Island.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Laird census profile". 2016 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. ↑ Statistics Canada:1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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