Machin, Ontario

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Machin
Township of Machin
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Township office in Vermilion Bay
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Machin
Coordinates: 49°47′N93°10′W / 49.783°N 93.167°W / 49.783; -93.167
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Kenora
Incorporated1909
Government
  MayorGordon Griffiths
  Federal riding Kenora
  Prov. riding Kenora—Rainy River
Area
[1]
  Land290.14 km2 (112.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total
1,012
  Density3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code FSA
P0V
Area code 807
Website www.visitmachin.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Machin is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Kenora District west of Dryden.

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The township, named after Harold A.C. Machin, [2] consists of 2 non-contiguous areas on the north shore of Eagle Lake. The junction of Highway 17 and Highway 105 is located in Machin, just east of Vermilion Bay.

Communities

Vermilion Bay, Ontario Vermilion Bay ON.JPG
Vermilion Bay, Ontario

The main communities in Machin township are Eagle River ( 49°47′31″N93°11′41″W / 49.79194°N 93.19472°W / 49.79194; -93.19472 ), [3] Minnitaki ( 49°48′46″N93°5′41″W / 49.81278°N 93.09472°W / 49.81278; -93.09472 ), [4] and Vermilion Bay ( 49°51′23″N93°22′55″W / 49.85639°N 93.38194°W / 49.85639; -93.38194 ). [5]

Eagle River

The community of Eagle River has its origin as a Hudson's Bay Company fur-trading post on Eagle Lake, founded in 1869. It operated seasonally in the winter until 1882, when the post was moved to Wabigoon Lake. By that time, the Canadian Pacific Railway was built through the area and the settlement grew where the railroad crosses the namesake Eagle River. In the 1890s, Eagle River was an important coal and water supply station for the railroad, while shipping out wood and fur. [2]

Trade at Eagle River ceased in 1903. In 1928, a hydro-electric power station was built on the river (and another one in 1937). Around 1935/1936, the first fishing and hunting lodge was built on Eagle Lake. The community lost later its importance as a railroad hub, and in 1968 and 1969, railway docks were removed and its train station was demolished in 1973. [2]

Minnitaki

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Minnitaki, Ontario

Minnitaki started as a railway point along the Canadian Pacific Railway, which was built in the early 1880s. Its indigenous name means "muddy waters" or "shaded waters", either referring to the murky waters of Beaver Creek that flows through the place or to the shadow cast on water by passing clouds. [2]

In 1896, the geographic townships of Eton, Sanford, and Aubrey were surveyed, after which the first homesteaders founded the settlement. [2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Machin had a population of 1,012 living in 457 of its 632 total private dwellings, a change of 4.2% from its 2016 population of 971. With a land area of 290.14 km2 (112.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Machin community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population1,012 (+4.2% from 2016)971 (+3.9% from 2011)935 (-4.4% from 2006)
Land area290.14 km2 (112.02 sq mi)291.81 km2 (112.67 sq mi)289.84 km2 (111.91 sq mi)
Population density3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Median age53.6 (M: 53.6, F: 52.8)50.6 (M: 50.1, F: 50.9)47.0 (M: 48.5, F: 46.0)
Private dwellings632 (total)  457 (occupied)597 (total) 560 (total) 
Median household income$77,500$70,464
References: 2021 [6] 2016 [7] 2011 [8] earlier [9] [10]
Historical census populations – Machin, Ontario
YearPop.±%
1921 517    
1931 694+34.2%
1941 896+29.1%
1951 928+3.6%
1956 972+4.7%
1961 1,119+15.1%
YearPop.±%
1966 1,106−1.2%
1971 1,106+0.0%
1976 1,189+7.5%
1981 1,137−4.4%
1986 1,152+1.3%
1991 1,127−2.2%
YearPop.±%
1996 1,117−0.9%
2001 1,143+2.3%
2006 978−14.4%
2011 935−4.4%
2016 971+3.9%
2021 1,012+4.2%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [11] [12]

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