McKellar, Ontario

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McKellar
Township (single-tier)
Township of McKellar
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McKellar is located in Southern Ontario
McKellar
McKellar
Coordinates: 45°29′N 79°51′W / 45.483°N 79.850°W / 45.483; -79.850Coordinates: 45°29′N 79°51′W / 45.483°N 79.850°W / 45.483; -79.850
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictParry Sound
Settledca. 1870
Incorporated1873
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReevePeter Hopkins
 • Federal ridingParry Sound—Muskoka
 • Prov. ridingParry Sound—Muskoka
Area
[1]
 • Land180.88 km2 (69.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,111
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0G 1C0, P2A 0B4
Area code(s)705, 249
Websitewww.township.mckellar.
on.ca

McKellar is a township and census subdivision in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. Per the 2016 Census, it has a population of 1111.

McKellar is named for Archibald McKellar (1816-1894), a member of the legislative assemblies for the province of Canada (1857-1867) and Ontario (1867-1875).

Communities[]

McKellar is also the primary and largest community within the township, located along Provincial Highway 124. It was originally known as Armstrong's Rapids, but the name McKellar was given when the post office opened in the community in 1870. Broadbent is named for American Steel Millionaire, Samuel Broadbent (1845-1923) who financed the building for the Trans-Canadian Railway. Hurdville is named for Canadian Financier William Faulkner Hurdville (1838-1910), who also helped finance the Trans-Canadian Railway.

Other population centres within the township are:

  • Broadbent
  • Hurdville

Demographics[]

McKellar Township historical populations
YearPop.±%
1991879—    
1996939+6.8%
2001933−0.6%
20061,080+15.8%
20111,144+5.9%
20161,111−2.9%
[3][1][2]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 525 (total dwellings: 1,520)[2]

Mother tongue:[4]

  • English as first language: 92.6%
  • French as first language: 1.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 5.5%
Municipal offices and library

Notable people[]

  • Edward Harold Toye (1884-1974), executive secretary of the Religion-Labor Foundation[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 2011 Census Profile
  2. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: McKellar, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
  4. ^ "2006 Community Profile".
  5. ^ Josephson, Harold (1985). Biographical Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders. Connecticut: Greenwood. pp. 954–5. ISBN 0-313-22565-6.

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