St. Charles, Ontario

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St. Charles
Municipality (single-tier)
Municipality of St. Charles
Municipalité de St-Charles
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Motto: 
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St. Charles
Coordinates: 46°21′N80°25′W / 46.350°N 80.417°W / 46.350; -80.417
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Sudbury
IncorporatedJanuary 1, 1999
Government
 • TypeTown
 • MayorPaul Branconnier
 • Governing BodySt Charles Municipal Council
 •  MP Jim Belanger  (Conservative)
 •  MPP John Vanthof  (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land314.46 km2 (121.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
1,357
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 705
Website www.stcharlesontario.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

St. Charles is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District.

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It was created on January 1, 1999, by the amalgamation of the incorporated townships of Casimir, Jennings, and Appleby, as well as a strip of unorganized territory on the West Arm of Lake Nipissing. [2] Along with the municipalities of Markstay-Warren and French River, it is part of the region known as Sudbury East. [3]

The town had a population of 1,357 in the 2021 Canadian census. Franco-Ontarians, or Ontarians who speak French as their mother tongue, make up

In addition to the primary townsite of St. Charles ( 46°21′47″N80°25′4″W / 46.36306°N 80.41778°W / 46.36306; -80.41778 ), [4] the municipality also includes the smaller communities of Casimir ( 46°20′11″N80°25′35″W / 46.33639°N 80.42639°W / 46.33639; -80.42639 ) [5] and West Arm ( 46°15′40″N80°25′54″W / 46.26111°N 80.43167°W / 46.26111; -80.43167 ). [6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St.-Charles had a population of 1,357 living in 621 of its 788 total private dwellings, a change of 6.9% from its 2016 population of 1,269. With a land area of 314.46 km2 (121.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.3/km2 (11.2/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – St. Charles, Ontario community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population1,357 (+6.9% from 2016)1,269 (-1.0% from 2011)1,282 (+10.6% from 2006)
Land area314.46 km2 (121.41 sq mi)321.75 km2 (124.23 sq mi)321.54 km2 (124.15 sq mi)
Population density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Median age55.6 (M: 55.6, F: 55.2)53.5 (M: 53.3, F: 53.8)48.7 (M: 48.4, F: 49.1)
Private dwellings788 (total)  621 (occupied)818 (total)  573 (occupied)759 (total)  542 (occupied)
Median household income$76,000$57,280
References: 2021 [7] 2016 [8] 2011 [9]
Historical census populations – St. Charles, Ontario
YearPop.±%
2001 1,245—    
2006 1,159−6.9%
2011 1,282+10.6%
2016 1,269−1.0%
2021 1,357+6.9%
Source: Statistics Canada [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "St. Charles, Ontario (Code 3552004) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Sudbury East Planning Board.
  4. ↑ "St. Charles". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Casimir". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "West Arm". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  8. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  9. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
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