Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional

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Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Township (single-tier)
Township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
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Municipal office in Echo Bay
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Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Coordinates: 46°29′N84°04′W / 46.483°N 84.067°W / 46.483; -84.067
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Algoma
Settledmid 19th century
Incorporated1899
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorLynn Watson
 •  MP Carol Hughes (NDP)
 •  MPP Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land164.05 km2 (63.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
 • Total1,609
 • Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0S 1C0
Area code(s) 705, 249
Website Official website
The Big Loonie in Echo Bay. Big loonie.jpg
The Big Loonie in Echo Bay.

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is a township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. Originally surveyed as separate geographical townships, Macdonald and Meredith were incorporated as a single, municipal township in 1892. The geographical township of Aberdeen Additional was added to Macdonald and Meredith township in 1899 to create the municipal township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.

Contents

The township encompasses the unincorporated communities of Echo Bay, Bar River and Sylvan Valley.

Communities

Bar River is a small hamlet straddling the boundary between the townships of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional and Laird.

Echo Bay is located on the shores of the eponymous Echo Bay and Lake George. The community is home to a big loonie, similar to the Big Nickel in Sudbury, around 260 kilometres (160 mi) eastward. Robert-Ralph Carmichael, one of the Canadian dollar coin's designers, lived near Echo Bay.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional had a population of 1,513 living in 603 of its 803 total private dwellings, a change of -6% from its 2016 population of 1,609. With a land area of 163.26 km2 (63.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.3/km2 (24.0/sq mi) in 2021. [2]

Canada census – Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population1,513 (-6.0% from 2016)1,609 (9.9% from 2011)1,464 (-5.5% from 2006)
Land area163.26 km2 (63.04 sq mi)164.05 km2 (63.34 sq mi)163.52 km2 (63.14 sq mi)
Population density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Median age45.6 (M: 44.8, F: 46.0)45.3 (M: 43.0, F: 46.2)
Private dwellings803 (total)  603 (occupied)860 (total) 797 (total) 
Median household income$97,000$74,496
References: 2021 [3] 2016 [4] 2011 [5] earlier [6] [7]

Population trend: [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional census profile". 2016 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  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 2017-10-11.
  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 census, 2011, 2016
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