Opasatika

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Opasatika
Township (single-tier)
Township of Opasatika
Canton d'Opasatika
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Highway 11 through Opasatika
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Opasatika
Coordinates: 49°32′N82°52′W / 49.533°N 82.867°W / 49.533; -82.867
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Cochrane
Government
 • MayorJacques Dorval
 • MP Gaétan Malette (Conservative)
 • MPP Guy Bourgouin (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
200
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
P0L 1Z0
Area codes 705, 249
Website opasatika.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Opasatika is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District on the Opasatika River, a tributary of the Missinaibi River. [2] Its name is of indigenous origin, meaning "surrounded by poplar". [3]

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The main communities in the township are Opasatika and Lowther, both located along Highway 11 between Mattice and Harty. The ghost town of Reesor Siding, site of the 1963 Reesor Siding incident, is at the western edge of the township. The former Canadian Forces Station Lowther was located in the municipality.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Opasatika had a population of 200 living in 101 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of -11.5% from its 2016 population of 226. With a land area of 327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Opasatika community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population200 (-11.5% from 2016)226 (+5.6% from 2011)214 (-23.6% from 2006)
Land area327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi)330.44 km2 (127.58 sq mi)329.98 km2 (127.41 sq mi)
Population density0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi)0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Median age57.2 (M: 58.0, F: 56.8)53.7 (M: 53.2, F: 54.5)
Private dwellings110 (total)  101 (occupied)132 (total) 120 (total) 
Median household income$52,096
References: 2021 [4] 2016 [5] 2011 [6]
Historical census populations – Opasatika
YearPop.±%
1976 740—    
1981 681−8.0%
1986 647−5.0%
1991 388−40.0%
1996 349−10.1%
YearPop.±%
2001 325−6.9%
2006 280−13.8%
2011 214−23.6%
2016 226+5.6%
2021 200−11.5%
Population figures based on revised counts. Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [7] [8]

Mother tongue (2021): [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Opasatika (Code 3556073) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  2. ↑ "Opasatika". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Fifteenth Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, Containing All Decisions to March 31 1917. Ottawa: Department of the Interior. 1918. p. 195.
  4. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  5. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  6. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  7. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  8. ↑ "Opasatika census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
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