Plummer Additional

Plummer Additional
Township (single-tier)
Township of Plummer Additional
Countryside at Plummer
Plummer Additional
Coordinates: 46°22′N83°46′W / 46.367°N 83.767°W / 46.367; -83.767
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Incorporated	1891
Government
• Mayor	Beth West
•  MP	Terry Sheehan (Liberal)
•  MPP	Bill Rosenberg (PC)
Area [1]
• Land	219.24 km2 (84.65 sq mi)
Elevation	242 m (794 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	757
• Density	3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	P0R 1C0
Area codes	705, 249 (785 exchange)
Website	www.plummertownship.ca

Plummer Additional is a township and single tier municipality ^[2] located in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. ^[3] The township had a population of 757 in the 2021 Canadian census.

Communities

Rydal Bank

The township includes the communities of:

• Bruce Station ( 46°19′00″N83°46′03″W / 46.31667°N 83.76750°W / 46.31667; -83.76750 ) ^[4]
• Cloudslee ( 46°19′25″N83°42′19″W / 46.32361°N 83.70528°W / 46.32361; -83.70528 ) ^[5]
• Plummer ( 46°24′30″N83°48′34″W / 46.40833°N 83.80944°W / 46.40833; -83.80944 ) ^[6]
• Rock Lake ( 46°27′09″N83°47′07″W / 46.45250°N 83.78528°W / 46.45250; -83.78528 ) ^[7]
• Rydal Bank ( 46°21′46″N83°44′34″W / 46.36278°N 83.74278°W / 46.36278; -83.74278 ) ^[8]

The town of Bruce Mines is wholly surrounded by, but politically independent of, the township; it was separated in 1903. However, the 2010 mayoral election in Bruce Mines was won by Gordon Post, a candidate who pledged to investigate the feasibility of reamalgamating the two municipalities. ^[9]

History

Rydal Bank Church located at Rydal Bank within the township is a municipally designated heritage site.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Plummer Additional had a population of 757 living in 328 of its 519 total private dwellings, a change of 14.7% from its 2016 population of 660. With a land area of 219.24 km² (84.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km² (8.9/sq mi) in 2021. ^[1]

Canada census – Plummer Additional community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	757 (+14.7% from 2016)	660 (1.5% from 2011)	650 (4.0% from 2006)
Land area	219.24 km2 (84.65 sq mi)	220.30 km2 (85.06 sq mi)	221.97 km2 (85.70 sq mi)
Population density	3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)	3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)	2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Median age	52.4 (M: 50.0, F: 53.2)	52.1 (M: 51.2, F: 54.0)
Private dwellings	519 (total)  328 (occupied)	515 (total)	433 (total)
Median household income	$64,500

References: 2021 ^[10] 2016 ^[11] 2011 ^[12]

Historical census populations – Plummer Additional
Year Pop. ±% 1911 267 —     1921 435 +62.9% 1931 434 −0.2% 1941 381 −12.2% 1951 364 −4.5% 1956 431 +18.4% 1961 446 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 389 −12.8% 1971 533 +37.0% 1976 583 +9.4% 1981 562 −3.6% 1986 585 +4.1% 1991 596 +1.9% 1996 693 +16.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 671 −3.2% 2006 625 −6.9% 2011 650 +4.0% 2016 660 +1.5% 2021 757 +14.7%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada [1] [13] [14]

Transportation

The township is served by Highway 17 which traverses the south in an east–west orientation, and Highway 638, which travels the middle of the township in a north–south orientation.

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "Plummer Additional (Code 3557019) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-12-23.
2. "List of Ontario Municipalities". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2011-01-06. Archived from the original on 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
3. "Plummer Additional". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-02-24.
4. "Bruce Station". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
5. "Cloudslee". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
6. "Plummer". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
7. "Rock Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
8. "Rydal Bank". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
9. Ougler, Jeffrey (October 26, 2010). "Post delivered to top Bruce Mines post; to probe Plummer union". Sault Star . Retrieved February 27, 2011.
10. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
11. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
12. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
13. "Plummer Additional census profile". 2016 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
14. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.

External links

• Official website