North Algona Wilberforce

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North Algona Wilberforce
Township municipality (lower-tier) [1]
Township of North Algona Wilberforce
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Golden Lake community centre and Post Office (K0J 1X0)
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North Algona Wilberforce
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North Algona Wilberforce
Coordinates: 45°37′06″N77°13′13″W / 45.61833°N 77.22028°W / 45.61833; -77.22028 [2]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
County Renfrew
FormedJanuary 1, 1999
Government
 • MayorJames Brose
 • Federal riding Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
 • Prov. riding Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Area
[3]
 • Land378.98 km2 (146.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [3]
 • Total2,915
 • Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0J 1T0
Area code(s) 613, 343
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North Algona Wilberforce is a township municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. [2] [4] It has a population of 2,873. The township was formed in 1999 [2] when the North Algona and Wilberforce townships were amalgamated.

Contents

Wilberforce Township was named in 1851, to honour William Wilberforce.

Communities

The township contains the communities of Allans Corners, Beef Town, Budd Mills, Crooked Rapids, Deacon, Dore Bay, Duquette's Farm, Fourth Chute, Germanicus, Golden Lake, Green Lake, Higginson's Hill, Lake Dore, Lett's Corners, Mink Lake, Mud Lake, [5] [4] Rankin, Slabtown, Trevor Ouellette Lake and Woito.

Fourth Chute

The town of Fourth Chute is the fourth of five chutes along the Bonnechere River. The others being Castleford, Renfrew, Douglas and Eganville. The chutes used were for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls.

Transportation

Canadian National Railway served Golden Lake on the Algonquin and Locksley subdivisions. Rail service was discontinued in 1961 on the Locksley Subdivision. The Algonquin Subdivision was broken in 1933 due to an unsafe trestle in the Algonquin Park at Cache Lake. The section east of the break became the Renfrew Subdivision, which maintained service until 1984. The grades of both lines now serve at trails for snow machines, ATVs and bicycles.

The township is served by Ontario Highway 41 and Ontario Highway 60. [4] [6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Algona Wilberforce had a population of 3,111 living in 1,297 of its 1,757 total private dwellings, a change of 6.7% from its 2016 population of 2,915. With a land area of 369.23 km2 (142.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.4/km2 (21.8/sq mi) in 2021. [7]

Canada census – North Algona Wilberforce community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population3,111 (+6.7% from 2016)2915 (1.5% from 2011)2873 (1.2% from 2006)
Land area369.23 km2 (142.56 sq mi)378.98 km2 (146.32 sq mi)378.53 km2 (146.15 sq mi)
Population density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Median age52 (M: 51.2, F: 52.8)51.5 (M: 50.4, F: 52.5)
Private dwellings1,295 (total) 1752 (total) 1668 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2021 [8] 2016 [9] 2011 [10] earlier [11] [12]
North Algona Wilberforce
historical populations
YearPop.±%
1996 2,595—    
2001 2,729+5.2%
2006 2,840+4.1%
2011 2,873+1.2%
2016 2,915+1.5%
[13]

Mother tongue: [3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Ontario municipalities". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  2. 1 2 3 "North Algona Wilberforce". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  3. 1 2 3 "North Algona Wilberforce census profile". 2016 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  5. ↑ "Mud Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  6. ↑ Map 10 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  7. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  9. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  10. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  11. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  12. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  13. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
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