McDougall, Ontario

For the community in Renfrew County, Ontario, see Admaston/Bromley.

McDougall
Township (single-tier)
Township of McDougall
Municipal office
Motto(s):  A Great Place To Live, A Great Place To Visit
McDougall
Coordinates: 45°27′N80°01′W / 45.450°N 80.017°W / 45.450; -80.017
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Incorporated	May 1, 1872
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Dale Robinson
• Fed. riding	Parry Sound-Muskoka
• Prov. riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area [1]
• Land	264.02 km2 (101.94 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	2,744
• Density	10.4/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	705, 249
Website	mcdougall.ca

McDougall is a township in central Ontario, Canada, on the Parry Sound in Parry Sound District. It was named after William McDougall, one of the Fathers of Confederation.

In 2000, the Township of McDougall annexed with the unorganized geographic township of Ferguson, and became the Municipality of McDougall, effective January 1, 2001. ^[2]

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Badger's Corners, Nobel, and Waubamik.

Nobel

Demographics

Canada census – McDougall community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	2,744 (+1.6% from 2016)	2,702 (-0.1% from 2011)	2,705 (0% from 2006)
Land area	264.02 km2 (101.94 sq mi)	268.48 km2 (103.66 sq mi)	268.3 km2 (103.6 sq mi)
Population density	10.4/km2 (27/sq mi)	10.1/km2 (26/sq mi)	10.1/km2 (26/sq mi)
Median age	52.0 (M: 51.6, F: 52.4)	50.3 (M: 49.9, F: 50.9)	48.7 (M: 47.6, F: 49.4)
Private dwellings	1,673 (total)  1,154 (occupied)	1,521 (total)	1,664 (total)
Median household income	$92,000	$81,115

References: 2021 ^[3] 2016 ^[4] 2011 ^[5]

Historical census populations – McDougall, Ontario

Year Pop. ±% 1881 725 —     1891 340 −53.1% 1901 503 +47.9% 1911 620 +23.3% 1921 1,474 +137.7% 1931 1,488 +0.9% 1941 2,191 +47.2% 1951 1,819 −17.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1956 2,062 +13.4% 1961 2,219 +7.6% 1966 2,058 −7.3% 1971 2,225 +8.1% 1976 2,499 +12.3% 1981 1,687 −32.5% 1986 1,729 +2.5% 1991 2,061 +19.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 2,299 +11.5% 2001 2,608 +13.4% 2006 2,704 +3.7% 2011 2,705 +0.0% 2016 2,702 −0.1% 2021 2,744 +1.6%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada [1] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Mother tongue (2021): ^[1]

• English as first language: 94.0%
• French as first language: 1.3%
• English and French as first languages: 0.4%
• Other as first language: 4.0%

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "McDougall, Ontario (Code 3549031) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-07-24.
2. "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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 2019-06-27.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
6. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
7. 2011 Census Profile
8. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: McDougall, Municipality". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
9. Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
10. "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

• Official website