Strong, Ontario
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Strong
| official_name = Township of Strong
| settlement_type = Township (single-tier)
| nickname =
| motto = Together for a strong tomorrow
| image_skyline = Lake Bernard.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Lake Bernard in Strong Township
| image_flag =
| flag_size = 120x100px
| image_shield =
| shield_size = 100x90px
| image_map =
| mapsize =
| pushpin_map = Canada Southern Ontario
| pushpin_mapsize = 200
| pushpin_label_position=top
| coordinates = {{coord|45|45|N|79|24|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 = 1877
| government_type = Township
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Tim Bryson
| leader_title1 = Federal riding
| leader_name1 = Parry Sound-Muskoka
| leader_title2 = Prov. riding
| leader_name2 = Parry Sound—Muskoka
| area_total_km2 =
| area_land_km2 = 158.88
| area_water_km2 =
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1566
| population_density_km2=9.9
| timezone = EST
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| postal_code_type = Postal Code
| postal_code = P0A
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| website = [http://www.strongtownship.com/ www.strongtownship.com]
| footnotes =
}}
Strong is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as the name of a community within the township. Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, the township surrounds but does not include the village of Sundridge.
The township includes the communities of Hartfell, Kennedys, Lake Bernard, Pevensey, Stirling Falls and Strong. It surrounds Lake Bernard, which is claimed to be the world's largest freshwater lake without an island.[http://sundridge.ca/ Village of Sundridge]
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|title = Strong Township historical populations
|type = Canada
|align = centre
|percentages =
|footnote =Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3549046&Geo2=CD&Code2=3549&Data=Count&SearchText=Strong&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Strong, Township|date=8 February 2017 |publisher=Statistics Canada|accessdate=June 26, 2019}}
|1991| 1377
|1996| 1393
|2001| 1369
|2006| 1327
|2011| 1341
|2016| 1439
|2021| 1566
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Strong had a population of {{val|1566|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|660|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|953|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1566-1439}}|1439|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1439|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|158.88|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1566|158.88|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}}
- English as first language: 95.1%
- French as first language: 1.5%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 3.4%
See also
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.strongtownship.com}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Strong
{{nobold|(completely surrounds Sundridge)}}
| North = Machar
| Northeast =
| East = Joly
| Southeast = Kearney
| South = Armour
| Southwest = Ryerson
| West = Magnetawan
| Northwest = Unorganized Centre Parry Sound
}}
{{Parry Sound District}}
Category:Municipalities in Parry Sound District
Category:Single-tier municipalities in Ontario
Category:Township municipalities in Ontario