Chapple, Ontario

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Chapple

| official_name = Township of Chapple

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| settlement_type = Township municipality (single-tier)

| image_skyline = Barwick ON.JPG

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| image_caption = The Rainy River in Barwick

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| etymology = Named after Thomas William Chapple

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Ontario

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Rainy River

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| established_title = Incorporated

| established_date = {{Start date|1899}}

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| leader_title = Reeve

| leader_name = James Gibson

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Thunder Bay—Rainy River

| leader_title2 = Provincial riding

| leader_name2 = Kenora—Rainy River

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| area_land_km2 = 527.94

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| elevation_m = 335

| population_as_of = 2016

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| population_total = 638

| population_density_km2 = 1.2

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| timezone1 = Central Time Zone (CST)

| utc_offset1 = -6

| timezone1_DST = Central Time Zone (CDT)

| utc_offset1_DST = -5

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = P0W 1A0

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| area_code = 807

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| website = {{URL|http://www.chapple.on.ca/ }}

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Chapple (Canada 2021 Census population 763) is a township municipality in Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.{{cite web|url= http://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html |title= Toporama (on-line map and search)|work= Atlas of Canada|date= 12 September 2016|publisher= Natural Resources Canada|access-date= 2018-09-13}}{{cite web|url= http://www.gisapplication.lrc.gov.on.ca/Geonames/Index.html?site=Geographic_Names&viewer=Geonames&locale=en-US |title= Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)|publisher= Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry|date= 2014|access-date= 2018-09-13}}{{cite map|url= http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/publications/official-road-map/pdfs/map-13.pdf|title= Map 13|series= Official road map of Ontario|publisher= Ministry of Transportation of Ontario|scale= 1 : 1,600,000|date= 2016-01-01|accessdate= 2018-09-13}}{{cite map|url= http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Asset6572.aspx|title= Restructured municipalities – Ontario map #1|year= 2006|series= Restructuring Maps of Ontario|publisher= Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing|accessdate= 2018-09-13|archive-date= 26 June 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180626211320/http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Asset6572.aspx|url-status= dead}}

Communities

Communities located in the township include:

Barwick
Black Hawk – near Barwick Road and Highway 600
Finland – Highway 71 near Korpi/Lampi Road
Manders – on Highway 11 at the west of the township
Shenston – Fehr Road and Tait Road

The township is served by Ontario Highway 71, a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway, and by Highway 600.

History

It was named after Thomas William Chapple, a former Ontario MPP from 1894 to 1898, who served as judge for the Rainy River District from 1898 to 1926. Before politics Chapple was a lawyer.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chapple had a population of {{val|763|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|265|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|332|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:763-643}}|643|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|643|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|558.15|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|763|558.15|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=9 February 2022 | accessdate=2 April 2022}}

{{Canada census

|location = Chapple

|2021_population=763 | 2021_pop_delta=+18.7 | 2021_land_area=558.15 | 2021_pop_density=1.4

|2021_median_age=40.4 | 2021_median_age_m=42.0 | 2021_median_age_f=39.6

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=332 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=265 |2021_mean_hh_income=79,500

|2021_geocode=2021A00053559024 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19

|2016_population= 638| 2016_pop_delta= -13.9| 2016_land_area= 527.94| 2016_pop_density=1.2

|2016_median_age= 39.8| 2016_median_age_m= 40| 2016_median_age_f=39.4

|2016_total_pvt_dwell= 225|2016_mean_hh_income= | 2016_access_date= 2018-09-13

|2011_population=741 | 2011_pop_delta=-13.4 | 2011_land_area=529.02 | 2011_pop_density=1.4

|2011_median_age= 38.4| 2011_median_age_m= 38| 2011_median_age_f=38.8

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=376 | 2011_mean_hh_income= | 2011_access_date=2012-03-30

|2006_population=856 | 2006_pop_delta=-5.9 | 2006_land_area=529.02 | 2006_pop_density=1.6

|2006_median_age=35.7 | 2006_median_age_m=35.7 | 2006_median_age_f=35.8

|2006_total_pvt_dwell=345 | 2006_mean_hh_income=39,593 | 2006_access_date=2011-05-04

|2001_population=910 | 2001_pop_delta=0.1 | 2001_land_area=529.02 | 2001_pop_density=1.7

|2001_median_age=33.1 | 2001_median_age_m=30.3 | 2001_median_age_f=35.3

|2001_total_pvt_dwell=347 | 2001_mean_hh_income=43,062 | 2001_access_date=2011-05-04

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{{Historical populations

|title = Chapple, Ontario
historical populations

|type = Canada

|align = centre

|percentages =

|footnote =Statistics Canada: 2001 census

| 1991| 948

|1996| 909

|2001| 910{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

|2006| 856{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

|2011| 741{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

|2016| 638

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Climate

Barwick has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

{{Weather box

|location = Barwick (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1978–present)

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 9.0

|Feb record high C = 14.0

|Mar record high C = 19.5

|Apr record high C = 31.0

|May record high C = 34.0

|Jun record high C = 36.5

|Jul record high C = 35.5

|Aug record high C = 36.0

|Sep record high C = 34.0

|Oct record high C = 30.0

|Nov record high C = 21.0

|Dec record high C = 9.0

|year record high C = 36.5

|Jan high C = -9.5

|Feb high C = -5.4

|Mar high C = 1.3

|Apr high C = 10.6

|May high C = 18.0

|Jun high C = 22.6

|Jul high C = 25.2

|Aug high C = 24.1

|Sep high C = 18.3

|Oct high C = 10.3

|Nov high C = 0.5

|Dec high C = -7.0

|year high C = 9.1

|Jan mean C = −15.3

|Feb mean C = −11.6

|Mar mean C = -4.4

|Apr mean C = 4.4

|May mean C = 11.4

|Jun mean C = 16.4

|Jul mean C = 19.0

|Aug mean C = 17.9

|Sep mean C = 12.6

|Oct mean C = 5.5

|Nov mean C = -3.4

|Dec mean C = −11.8

|year mean C = 3.4

|Jan low C = -21.1

|Feb low C = -17.8

|Mar low C = -10.1

|Apr low C = -1.8

|May low C = 4.7

|Jun low C = 10.1

|Jul low C = 12.8

|Aug low C = 11.7

|Sep low C = 6.9

|Oct low C = 0.8

|Nov low C = -7.3

|Dec low C = -16.7

|year low C = -2.3

|Jan record low C = -45.5

|Feb record low C = -49.0

|Mar record low C = -38.0

|Apr record low C = -25.0

|May record low C = -7.5

|Jun record low C = -2.0

|Jul record low C = 2.5

|Aug record low C = -1.0

|Sep record low C = -5.5

|Oct record low C = -17.0

|Nov record low C = -39.0

|Dec record low C = -44.0

|year record low C = -49.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 29.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 21.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 29.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 39.2

|May precipitation mm = 76.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 124.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 102.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 78.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 76.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 58.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 41.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 30.7

|year precipitation mm = 710.2

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 0.2

|Feb rain mm = 3.0

|Mar rain mm = 11.0

|Apr rain mm = 30.4

|May rain mm = 75.1

|Jun rain mm = 124.7

|Jul rain mm = 102.9

|Aug rain mm = 78.8

|Sep rain mm = 75.5

|Oct rain mm = 51.3

|Nov rain mm = 13.6

|Dec rain mm = 2.1

|year rain mm = 568.4

|snow colour = green

|Jan snow cm = 29.5

|Feb snow cm = 18.3

|Mar snow cm = 18.8

|Apr snow cm = 8.9

|May snow cm = 1.1

|Jun snow cm = 0.0

|Jul snow cm = 0.0

|Aug snow cm = 0.0

|Sep snow cm = 0.8

|Oct snow cm = 7.5

|Nov snow cm = 28.3

|Dec snow cm = 28.6

|year snow cm = 141.8

|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 13.7

|Feb precipitation days = 10.7

|Mar precipitation days = 11.3

|Apr precipitation days = 9.4

|May precipitation days = 12.5

|Jun precipitation days = 13.4

|Jul precipitation days = 12.2

|Aug precipitation days = 11.4

|Sep precipitation days = 12.9

|Oct precipitation days = 12.7

|Nov precipitation days = 12.4

|Dec precipitation days = 14.8

|year precipitation days = 147.5

|unit rain days = 0.2 mm

|Jan rain days = 0.35

|Feb rain days = 1.4

|Mar rain days = 3.3

|Apr rain days = 6.5

|May rain days = 12.2

|Jun rain days = 13.4

|Jul rain days = 12.2

|Aug rain days = 11.4

|Sep rain days = 12.8

|Oct rain days = 10.1

|Nov rain days = 3.4

|Dec rain days = 1.2

|year rain days = 88.1

|unit snow days = 0.2 cm

|Jan snow days = 13.5

|Feb snow days = 10.0

|Mar snow days = 9.0

|Apr snow days = 3.7

|May snow days = 0.81

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.31

|Oct snow days = 3.7

|Nov snow days = 10.0

|Dec snow days = 14.2

|year snow days = 65.2

|source 1 = Environment Canada{{cite web

| publisher = Environment Canada

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=3932&lang=e&province=ON&provSubmit=go&dCode=1

| title = Barwick, Ontario

| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010

| date=31 October 2011 | accessdate = 12 February 2015}}

|date=August 2010

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Government

Township Council consists of a mayor and four councillors.{{cite web|url= http://www.chapple.on.ca/council|title= Council|publisher= Township of Chapple|access-date= 2018-09-13}}