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A township is a type of municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. They can have either single-tier[ clarification needed ] status or lower-tier[ clarification needed ] status.
Ontario has 200 townships [1] that had a cumulative population of 990,396 and an average population of 4,952 in the 2011 Census. [2] Ontario's largest and smallest townships are Centre Wellington and Cockburn Island with populations of 26,693 and 0 [N 1] respectively. [2]
Under the former Municipal Act, 1990, a township was a type of local municipality. [4] Under this former legislation, a locality with a population of 1,000 or more could have been incorporated as a township by Ontario's Municipal Board upon review of an application from 75 or more residents of the locality. [4] It also provided that a township could include "a union of townships and a municipality composed of two or more townships". [4]
In the transition to the Municipal Act, 2001, these requirements were abandoned and, as at December 31, 2002, every township that: [5]
The current legislation also provides lower and single-tier municipalities with the authority to name themselves as "townships", or other former municipal status types such as "cities", "towns" or "villages", or generically as "municipalities". [6]
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Former township | Change date | Change event | Current status | Remarks |
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Barrie Island [8] | January 1, 2009 | Dissolution | — | Amalgamated into Gordon/Barrie Island |
Dack [9] | January 1, 2003 | Dissolution | — | Amalgamated into Charlton and Dack |
Delhi [10] | January 1, 2001 | Dissolution | — | Amalgamated into Norfolk County |
Dymond [9] | January 1, 2004 | Dissolution | — | Amalgamated into Temiskaming Shores |
Glanbrook [11] | January 1, 2001 | Dissolution | — | Amalgamated into Hamilton |
Gordon [8] | January 1, 2009 | Dissolution | — | Amalgamated into Gordon/Barrie Island |
Goulbourn [12] | January 1, 2001 | Dissolution | — | Amalgamated into Ottawa |
Marlborough | 1974 | Amalgamated into Rideau Township | ||
Marmora and Lake [9] | March 14, 2001 | Status change | Municipality | |
Michipicoten [8] | June 5, 2007 | Status and name change | Municipality | Name changed to Wawa |
Norfolk [10] | January 1, 2001 | Dissolution | — | Amalgamated into Norfolk County |
North Gower | 1974 | Dissolution | Amalgamated into Rideau Township | |
North Grenville [9] | July 14, 2003 | Status change | Municipality | |
North Himsworth [9] | June 2, 2002 | Status and name change | Municipality | Named changed to Callander |
Osgoode [12] | January 1, 2001 | Dissolution | — | Amalgamated into Ottawa |
Rideau [12] | January 1, 2001 | Dissolution | — | Amalgamated into Ottawa |
Shedden [9] | October 1, 2004 | Status and name change | Town | Name changed to Spanish |
Shuniah [13] | January 2, 2011 | Status change | Municipality | |
West Carleton [12] | January 1, 2001 | Dissolution | — | Amalgamated into Ottawa |
West Grey [9] | December 2, 2002 | Status change | Municipality | |
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