McMurrich/Monteith

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = McMurrich/Monteith

| official_name = Township of McMurrich/Monteith

| settlement_type = Township (single-tier)

| nickname =

| motto =

| image_skyline = Sprucedale ON.JPG

| imagesize =

| image_caption = Sprucedale

| image_flag =

| flag_size = 120x100px

| image_shield =

| shield_size = 100x90px

| image_map =

| mapsize =

| pushpin_map = Canada Southern Ontario

| pushpin_mapsize = 200

| pushpin_label =

| pushpin_label_position = top

| coordinates = {{coord|45|27|N|79|29|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Ontario

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Parry Sound

| established_title = Settled

| established_date =

| established_title2 = Incorporated

| established_date2 = January 1, 1998

| government_type = Township

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Glynn Robinson

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Parry Sound-Muskoka

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Parry Sound—Muskoka

| area_total_km2 =

| area_land_km2 = 275.26

| area_water_km2 =

| area_footnotes =

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census: McMurrich/Monteith, Township |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/fogs-spg/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Dguid=2021A00053549012&r=1 |publisher=Statistics Canada |accessdate=February 9, 2022}}

| population_total = 907

| population_density_km2 = 3.3

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = -5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = -4

| postal_code_type = Postal Code

| postal_code = P0A

| area_code = 705, 249

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| elevation_m =

| website = [http://www.mcmurrichmonteith.com/ www.mcmurrichmonteith.com]

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}}

McMurrich/Monteith is a municipality and census subdivision in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

The municipality was formed in 1998 through an amalgamation of the former Township of McMurrich and the eastern two-thirds of the unincorporated Township of Monteith. The remaining portion of Monteith became part of Seguin. Part of the area's name is named for John McMurrich.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Axe Lake, Banbury, Bear Lake, Bourdeau, Haldane Hill, McMurrich, Sprucedale and Whitehall.

Demographics

{{Historical populations

|title = McMurrich/Monteith historical populations

|type = Canada

|align = centre

|percentages =

|footnote =Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: McMurrich/Monteith, Township | date=8 February 2017 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3549012&Geo2=CD&Code2=3549&SearchText=mcmurr&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |accessdate=June 27, 2019}}

|1996| 723

|2001| 766

|2006| 791

|2011| 779

|2016| 824

|2021| 907

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McMurrich/Monteith had a population of {{val|907|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|410|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|735|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:907-824}}|824|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|824|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|275.26|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|907|275.26|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=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 2, 2022}}

Mother tongue statistics for the 2006 census {{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3549012&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=McMurrich&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=|title=2006 Community Profile}} are as follows:

  • English as first language: 90.6%
  • French as first language: 1.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 7.5%

Lakes

  • Doe Lake
  • Buck Lake
  • Axe Lake
  • Johnson Lake
  • Hunters Lake
  • Bear Lake
  • Horn Lake

See also

References

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[http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3549012&Geo2=CD&Code2=3549&Data=Count&SearchText=mcmurrich&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 2011 Census Profile]

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