McKellar, Ontario

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McKellar
Township (single-tier)
Township of McKellar
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McKellar
Coordinates: 45°29′N79°51′W / 45.483°N 79.850°W / 45.483; -79.850
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Parry Sound
Settledca. 1870
Incorporated1873
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReeveDavid Moore
 • Federal riding Parry Sound-Muskoka
 • Prov. riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area
[1]
 • Land180.88 km2 (69.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total1,419
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0G 1C0, P2A 0B4
Area code(s) 705, 249
Website

McKellar is a township and census subdivision in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. The 2021 population was 1,419.

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McKellar is named for Archibald McKellar (1816-1894), a member of the legislative assemblies for the province of Canada (1857-1867) and Ontario (1867-1875).

Communities

McKellar is also the primary and largest community within the township, located along Provincial Highway 124. It was originally known as Armstrong's Rapids, but the name McKellar was given when the post office opened in the community in 1870. Broadbent is named for American Steel Millionaire, Samuel Broadbent (1845-1923) who financed the building for the Trans-Canadian Railway. Hurdville is named for Canadian Financier William Faulkner Hurdville (1838-1910), who also helped finance the Trans-Canadian Railway.

Other population centres within the township are:

Demographics

McKellar Township historical populations
YearPop.±%
1991879—    
1996 939+6.8%
2001 933−0.6%
2006 1,080+15.8%
2011 1,144+5.9%
2016 1,111−2.9%
2021 1,419+27.7%
[3] [1] [4]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McKellar had a population of 1,419 living in 695 of its 1,515 total private dwellings, a change of

Mother tongue: [6]

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Municipal offices and library

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 2011 Census Profile
  2. ↑ "Census Profile, 2021 Census: McKellar, Township". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
  4. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: McKellar, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profile". 13 March 2007.
  7. ↑ Josephson, Harold (1985). Biographical Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders. Connecticut: Greenwood. pp. 954–5. ISBN   0-313-22565-6.
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