Tehkummah

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Tehkummah
Township (single-tier)
Township of Tehkummah
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The MS Chi-Cheemaun docking in South Baymouth
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Tehkummah
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Tehkummah
Coordinates: 45°39′N81°59′W / 45.65°N 81.98°W / 45.65; -81.98 Coordinates: 45°39′N81°59′W / 45.65°N 81.98°W / 45.65; -81.98
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Manitoulin
Incorporated1881
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReeveDavid Jaggard
 •  MP Carol Hughes (NDP)
 •  MPP Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land132.69 km2 (51.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
 • Total436
 • Density3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
P0P 2C0
Area code(s) 705, 249

Tehkummah is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island.

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Communities

South Bay is frozen over at the center. North is oriented towards the upper left in this photo taken from the International Space Station on April 10, 2022. Southeastern tip of Manitoulin Island, cropped from ISS067-E-7704.jpg
South Bay is frozen over at the center. North is oriented towards the upper left in this photo taken from the International Space Station on April 10, 2022.

The best known community in the township is South Baymouth, the northern docking point of the MS Chi-Cheemaun passenger-car ferry which traverses the Main Channel of Georgian Bay from the community of Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. At the dock, the provincial Highway 6, whose southern segment ends at Tobermory, resumes and continues northward to its terminus at Highway 17 north of Espanola.

The administrative centre of the township is the community of Tehkummah.

The township also includes the ghost towns of Michael's Bay and Snowville.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tehkummah had a population of 450 living in 224 of its 368 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 436. With a land area of 131.7 km2 (50.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) in 2021. [2]

Canada census – Tehkummah community profile
2016 2011
Population436 (+7.4% from 2011)406 (+6.3% from 2006)
Land area132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi)132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi)
Population density3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Median age59.0 (M: 58.9, F: 59.2)
Total private dwellings333353
Median household income$50,432
References: 2016 [3] 2011 [4] earlier [5] [6]

Climate

Climate data for South Baymouth (1981−2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)7.8
(46.0)		8.0
(46.4)		15.0
(59.0)		24.5
(76.1)		29.5
(85.1)		30.0
(86.0)		33.9
(93.0)		32.5
(90.5)		28.3
(82.9)		23.9
(75.0)		17.2
(63.0)		14.0
(57.2)		33.9
(93.0)
Average high °C (°F)−3.2
(26.2)		−2.4
(27.7)		1.5
(34.7)		8.2
(46.8)		14.6
(58.3)		19.3
(66.7)		23.3
(73.9)		22.5
(72.5)		17.4
(63.3)		11.3
(52.3)		5.3
(41.5)		−0.4
(31.3)		9.8
(49.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)−7.9
(17.8)		−7.2
(19.0)		−3.3
(26.1)		3.8
(38.8)		9.7
(49.5)		14.2
(57.6)		18.2
(64.8)		17.9
(64.2)		13.5
(56.3)		7.7
(45.9)		2.1
(35.8)		−4.2
(24.4)		5.4
(41.7)
Average low °C (°F)−12.5
(9.5)		−12
(10)		−8
(18)		−0.7
(30.7)		4.8
(40.6)		9.0
(48.2)		13.1
(55.6)		13.3
(55.9)		9.5
(49.1)		4.0
(39.2)		−1
(30)		−7.9
(17.8)		1.0
(33.8)
Record low °C (°F)−37
(−35)		−36.5
(−33.7)		−31.1
(−24.0)		−19.5
(−3.1)		−4.4
(24.1)		0.0
(32.0)		4.4
(39.9)		−0.6
(30.9)		−3.5
(25.7)		−8.3
(17.1)		−19
(−2)		−33
(−27)		−37
(−35)
Average precipitation mm (inches)78.1
(3.07)		49.8
(1.96)		63.9
(2.52)		69.2
(2.72)		71.6
(2.82)		58.6
(2.31)		50.9
(2.00)		74.2
(2.92)		95.2
(3.75)		112.0
(4.41)		92.2
(3.63)		94.0
(3.70)		909.6
(35.81)
Average rainfall mm (inches)13.1
(0.52)		6.5
(0.26)		38.0
(1.50)		57.9
(2.28)		71.6
(2.82)		58.6
(2.31)		50.9
(2.00)		74.2
(2.92)		95.2
(3.75)		111.9
(4.41)		73.6
(2.90)		29.6
(1.17)		681.1
(26.81)
Average snowfall cm (inches)65.0
(25.6)		43.3
(17.0)		25.9
(10.2)		11.3
(4.4)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.08
(0.03)		18.5
(7.3)		64.5
(25.4)		228.4
(89.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)15.911.210.512.111.210.27.910.612.914.914.117.4148.9
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)2.71.95.610.211.210.27.910.612.914.910.65.9104.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)13.59.75.62.50.00.00.00.00.00.083.812.848.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.397.5162.8190.8242.9264.6307.1256.2187.8127.970.457.52,039.8
Percent possible sunshine 26.233.444.247.152.656.464.758.649.837.624.621.143.0
Source: Environment Canada [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tehkummah Census profile". 2016 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  2. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  4. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ "South Baymouth, Ontario". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada . Retrieved February 16, 2015.
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