North Algona Wilberforce

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North Algona Wilberforce
Township of 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]
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
County Renfrew
FormedJanuary 1, 1999
Government
  MayorJames Brose
  Federal riding Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
  Prov. riding Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Area
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  Land369.23 km2 (142.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
  Total3,111
  Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0J 1T0
Area code(s) 613, 343
Website www.nalgonawil.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

North Algona Wilberforce is a township municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. [2] [4] It has a population of 3,111. 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.

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. [3]

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 age52.0 (M: 51.2, F: 52.8)51.5 (M: 50.4, F: 52.5)
Private dwellings1,757 (total)  1,297 (occupied)1,752 (total)  1,243 (occupied)1668 (total) 
Median household income$82,000$68,139
References: 2021 [6] 2016 [7] 2011 [8] earlier [9] [10]
Historical census populations – North Algona Wilberforce
YearPop.±%
1996 2,595    
2001 2,729+5.2%
2006 2,840+4.1%
2011 2,873+1.2%
2016 2,915+1.5%
2021 3,111+6.7%
Source: Statistics Canada [11]

Mother tongue (2021): [3]

Transportation

The township is served by Ontario Highway 41 and Ontario Highway 60. [4] [12]

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.

See also

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