The Archipelago

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The Archipelago
Township (single-tier)
Township of The Archipelago
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The Archipelago
Coordinates: 45°35′N80°23′W / 45.583°N 80.383°W / 45.583; -80.383
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Parry Sound
Incorporated1980
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReeveBert Liverance
 • Federal riding Parry Sound-Muskoka
 • Prov. riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area
[1]
 • Land606.14 km2 (234.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total531
 • Density0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 705
Website www.thearchipelago.on.ca

The Archipelago is a township in central Ontario, Canada, along the Georgian Bay in the Parry Sound District.

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The municipality consists of two non-contiguous parts, separated by Carling and the Parry Sound. The northern part includes the village of Pointe au Baril on the mainland and most of the geographic townships of Shawanaga and Harrison. This covers the islands and shoreline of Georgian Bay from the Twin Sisters (at the northern boundary of Carling Township) north to Charles Inlet and the Naiscoot River, a few miles south of Britt. The southern part consists of the geographic townships of Cowper and Conger that includes the islands and shoreline of Georgian Bay southwest of Parry Sound, from Twelve Mile Bay (at the District of Muskoka boundary) to Wasauksing First Nation and up the South Channel almost to the town of Parry Sound. Almost a third of the population of the southern part lives on the islands in the Sans Souci and Copperhead area, centred on Frying Pan Island. [3]

The township is characterized by numerous islands (hence its name) and bays that attract large numbers of vacationers and boaters in the summer. Much of its area is undeveloped and crown-owned land: in the north, 96 percent of the mainland and 50 percent of the islands remain in the public domain, and in the south, 83 percent of the mainland and 70 percent of the islands, a large part of it protected in The Massasauga Provincial Park. [3]

Communities

Henry's Fish and Chips, on Frying Pan Island, Sans Souci, Ontario. Henry's sans souci island.JPG
Henry's Fish and Chips, on Frying Pan Island, Sans Souci, Ontario.

History

On January 1, 1980, the townships of Georgian Bay South Archipelago and Georgian Bay North Archipelago were formed out of unincorporated geographic townships from the Parry Sound District, primarily in order to provide proper planning in the islands and waterways of the area. These two townships were intended to be set up as one municipality, but the Ontario Legislature created two townships, with a provision for their later amalgamation, if requested by the elected Councils. Soon after the formation of the townships, both councils passed identical by-laws calling for the amalgamation of the two municipalities. Therefore, the Township of the Archipelago was formed on April 1, 1980, when the townships of Georgian Bay South Archipelago and Georgian Bay North Archipelago merged. [3]

Demographics

The Archipelago historical populations
YearPop.±%
1991720—    
1996 555−22.9%
2001 505−9.0%
2006 576+14.1%
2011 566−1.7%
2016 531−6.2%
[4] [1] [2]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, The Archipelago had a population of 979 living in 497 of its 2,863 total private dwellings, a change of 84.4% from its 2016 population of 531. With a land area of 592.14 km2 (228.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km2 (4.3/sq mi) in 2021. [5]

Canada census – The Archipelago community profile
2016 2011
Population531 (-6.2% from 2011)566 (-1.7% from 2006)
Land area606.14 km2 (234.03 sq mi)606.56 km2 (234.19 sq mi)
Population density0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi)0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi)
Median age58.5 (M: 58.4, F: 58.6)
Private dwellings2,693 (total) 3,008 (total) 
Median household income$67,712
References: 2016 [6] 2011 [7] earlier [8] [9]

Education

The community is within the Near North District School Board.

As of 1975, Moon Island, within The Archipelago, was served by the Sugar Bay School. That year, it was one of 21 one-room schools in the province, and there were 12 students in grades 1-8 with ages ranging from 6 to 13. At the time, the closest high school to Moon Island was in Parry Sound, 19 miles (31 km) away from Moon Island. Moon Island residents who attended high school lived with relatives living in Parry Sound or stayed at boarding houses during the school year. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 2011 Census Profile
  2. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: The Archipelago, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Township History". Township of The Archipelago. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2006 Community Profile". 13 March 2007.
  11. ↑ "One room school on an island." The Canadian Press at The Montreal Gazette . Friday December 5, 1975. p. 41. Retrieved from Google News (41 of 172) on October 2, 2013.
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