List of township municipalities in Ontario

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Ontario has 200 township municipalities of which 115 are lower-tier municipalities and 85 are single-tier municipalities Ontario Township Municipalities.png
Ontario has 200 township municipalities of which 115 are lower-tier municipalities and 85 are single-tier municipalities

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.

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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]

History

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]

Township municipalities in Ontario

Former township municipalities

Former townshipChange dateChange eventCurrent statusRemarks
Barrie Island [8] January 1, 2009Dissolution—Amalgamated into Gordon/Barrie Island
Dack [9] January 1, 2003Dissolution—Amalgamated into Charlton and Dack
Delhi [10] January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Norfolk County
Dymond [9] January 1, 2004Dissolution—Amalgamated into Temiskaming Shores
Glanbrook [11] January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Hamilton
Gordon [8] January 1, 2009Dissolution—Amalgamated into Gordon/Barrie Island
Goulbourn [12] January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Ottawa
Marlborough1974Amalgamated into Rideau Township
Marmora and Lake [9] March 14, 2001Status changeMunicipality
Michipicoten [8] June 5, 2007Status and name changeMunicipalityName changed to Wawa
Norfolk [10] January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Norfolk County
North Gower1974DissolutionAmalgamated into Rideau Township
North Grenville [9] July 14, 2003Status changeMunicipality
North Himsworth [9] June 2, 2002Status and name changeMunicipalityNamed changed to Callander
Osgoode [12] January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Ottawa
Rideau [12] January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Ottawa
Shedden [9] October 1, 2004Status and name changeTownName changed to Spanish
Shuniah [13] January 2, 2011Status changeMunicipality
West Carleton [12] January 1, 2001Dissolution—Amalgamated into Ottawa
West Grey [9] December 2, 2002Status changeMunicipality

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Actual population may not be 0 as Statistics Canada, to protect privacy, rounds population to the nearest 5 in the event a geographic area's actual population is less than 15. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Ontario Municipalities". Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing. September 21, 2012. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Ontario)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Census Profile: Cockburn Island, TP, Ontario (Census subdivision) – 1. 2011 and 2006 population". Statistics Canada. March 1, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45". Service Ontario. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25". Service Ontario. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Municipal Councillor's Guide". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  7. "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2006 to January 1, 2011 (Table 1 – Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory)" (XLS). Statistics Canada. August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2001 to January 1, 2006 (Table 1 – Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory)" (XLS). Statistics Canada. August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Town of Norfolk Act, 1999, S.O. 1999, Chapter 14, Schedule E". Service Ontario/Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  11. ↑ "City of Hamilton Act, 1999, S.O. 1999, Chapter 14, Schedule E". Service Ontario/Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "City of Ottawa Act, 1999, S.O. 1999, Chapter 14, Schedule E". Service Ontario/Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2011 to January 1, 2012 (Table 1 – Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory)" (XLSX). Statistics Canada. August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
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