McMurrich/Monteith

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Township of McMurrich/Monteith
Township (single-tier)
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McMurrich/
Monteith
Coordinates: 45°27′N79°29′W / 45.450°N 79.483°W / 45.450; -79.483
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Parry Sound
IncorporatedJanuary 1, 1998
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorGlynn Robinson
 • Fed. riding Parry Sound-Muskoka
 • Prov. riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area
[1]
 • Land275.26 km2 (106.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
907
 • Density3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0A
Area codes 705, 249
Website www.mcmurrichmonteith.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

McMurrich/Monteith is a municipality and census subdivision in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

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The municipality was formed on January 1, 1998, through an amalgamation of the former Township of McMurrich and the eastern two-thirds of the unincorporated Township of Monteith. [2] The remaining portion of Monteith became part of Seguin. McMurrich Township (incorporated in 1891 [3] ) was named after John McMurrich, [4] and Monteith Township was named in 1870 after Andrew Monteith. [5]

Geography

Communities

The township includes the communities of:

Lakes

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McMurrich/Monteith had a population of 907 living in 410 of its 735 total private dwellings, a change of

Historical census populations – McMurrich/Monteith
YearPop.±%
1996 723—    
2001 766+5.9%
2006 791+3.3%
2011 779−1.5%
2016 824+5.8%
2021 907+10.1%
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [6] [7] [8]
Historical census populations – McMurrich Township (1891–1997)
YearPop.±%
1901 716—    
1911 711−0.7%
1921 784+10.3%
1931 708−9.7%
1941 699−1.3%
YearPop.±%
1951 552−21.0%
1956 501−9.2%
1961 406−19.0%
1966 359−11.6%
1971 405+12.8%
YearPop.±%
1976 450+11.1%
1981 425−5.6%
1986 489+15.1%
1991 585+19.6%
1996 632+8.0%
Source: Statistics Canada [9] [10]

Mother tongue (2021): [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "McMurrich/Monteith (Code 3549012) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  2. ↑ "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Township of McMurrich/Monteith New Official Plan (draft) (PDF) (Report). Planscape. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Zanussi, Rebecca (22 November 2015). "McMurrich Township named for Toronto businessman, MPP". NorthBayNipissing.com. Almaguin News. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Zanussi, Rebecca (5 December 2015). "Monteith Township named for Stratford politician". NorthBayNipissing.com. Almaguin News. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  6. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  7. ↑ 2011 Census Profile
  8. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: McMurrich/Monteith, Township". 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.
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