Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Township (single-tier)
Township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Municipal office in Echo Bay
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Coordinates: 46°29′N84°04′W / 46.483°N 84.067°W / 46.483; -84.067
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Settled	mid 19th century
Incorporated	1899
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Lynn Watson
•  MP	Terry Sheehan (Liberal)
•  MPP	Bill Rosenberg (PC)
Area [1]
• Land	163.26 km2 (63.04 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,513
• Density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	P0S 1C0
Area codes	705, 249
Website	echobay.ca

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. ^[2]

Macdonald township was named after John A. Macdonald, while Meredith township was named after William Ralph Meredith. ^[2]

Communities

The township encompasses the unincorporated communities of Echo Bay ( 46°29′08″N84°04′02″W / 46.48556°N 84.06722°W / 46.48556; -84.06722 ), ^[3] Echo River ( 46°30′35″N84°02′15″W / 46.50972°N 84.03750°W / 46.50972; -84.03750 ), ^[4] and Sylvan Valley ( 46°28′15″N83°59′22″W / 46.47083°N 83.98944°W / 46.47083; -83.98944 ). ^[5]

Echo Bay, the township's main population centre, 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.

Bar River ( 46°26′30″N84°01′34″W / 46.44167°N 84.02611°W / 46.44167; -84.02611 ) ^[6] is a small hamlet straddling the boundary between the townships of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional and Laird.

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. ^[1]

Canada census – Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,513 (−6.0% from 2016)	1,609 (9.9% from 2011)	1,464 (−5.5% from 2006)
Land area	163.26 km2 (63.04 sq mi)	164.05 km2 (63.34 sq mi)	163.52 km2 (63.14 sq mi)
Population density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)	9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Median age	45.6 (M: 44.8, F: 46.0)	45.3 (M: 43.0, F: 46.2)
Private dwellings	803 (total)  603 (occupied)	860 (total)	797 (total)
Median household income	$97,000	$74,496

References: 2021 ^[7] 2016 ^[8] 2011 ^[9]

Historical census populations – Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Year Pop. ±% 1901 953 —     1911 945 −0.8% 1921 1,061 +12.3% 1931 993 −6.4% 1941 1,084 +9.2% 1951 1,014 −6.5% 1956 1,120 +10.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1961 1,200 +7.1% 1966 1,267 +5.6% 1971 1,305 +3.0% 1976 1,432 +9.7% 1981 1,514 +5.7% 1986 1,462 −3.4% 1991 1,548 +5.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,521 −1.7% 2001 1,452 −4.5% 2006 1,550 +6.7% 2011 1,464 −5.5% 2016 1,609 +9.9% 2021 1,513 −6.0%
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [10] [11]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario
• Campbellford: Location for a Giant Toonie Monument, similar to the Big Loonie.
• Big Nickel: Located in Sudbury, Ontario.

References

1. "Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional (Code 3557051) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-12-22.
2. "History". echobay.ca. Township of Macdonald, Meredith & Aberdeen Additional. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
3. "Echo Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 22 December 2025.
4. "Echo River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 22 December 2025.
5. "Sylvan Valley". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 22 December 2025.
6. "Bar River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 22 December 2025.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
10. "Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional census profile". 2016 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
11. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.

External links

• Media related to Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website