Machar, Ontario

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Machar
Township (single-tier)
Township of Machar
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Machar
Coordinates: 45°52′N79°28′W / 45.867°N 79.467°W / 45.867; -79.467
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Parry Sound
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorLynda Carleton
 • Federal riding Parry Sound-Muskoka
 • Prov. riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area
 • Land182.65 km2 (70.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total969
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0A
Area code(s) 705, 249
Website www.machartownship.net

Machar is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Machar surrounds but does not include the village of South River.

Communities

Demographics

Machar historical populations
YearPop.±%
1991827—    
1996 835+1.0%
2001 849+1.7%
2006 866+2.0%
2011 923+6.6%
2016 882−4.4%
2021 969+9.9%
[2] [3] [1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Machar had a population of 969 living in 459 of its 875 total private dwellings, a change of

Etymology

This township in Parry Sound District was named by Sir Oliver Mowat in 1875 for the Rev John Machar (1796-1863), a founder of the Presbyterian Church of Upper Canada in 1831 and of Queen's College (University) in 1841, where he served as principal, 1843-53. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census Machar, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Machar Census Profile
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 202. ISBN   0-8020-7207-0.
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