Tehkummah

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Tehkummah
Township (single-tier)
Township of Tehkummah
The MS Chi-Cheemaun docking in South Baymouth
The MS Chi-Cheemaun docking in South Baymouth
Tehkummah is located in Manitoulin District
Tehkummah
Tehkummah
Coordinates: 45°39′N 81°59′W / 45.65°N 81.98°W / 45.65; -81.98Coordinates: 45°39′N 81°59′W / 45.65°N 81.98°W / 45.65; -81.98
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictManitoulin
Incorporated1881
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReeveDavid Jaggard
 • MPCarol Hughes (NDP)
 • MPPMichael Mantha (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land132.69 km2 (51.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total436
 • Density3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
P0P 2C0
Area code(s)705, 249

Tehkummah is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island.

Communities[]

The best known community in the township is South Baymouth, the northern docking point of the MS Chi-Cheemaun passenger-car ferry which traverses the Main Channel of Georgian Bay from the community of Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. At the dock, the provincial Highway 6, whose southern segment ends at Tobermory, resumes and continues northward to its terminus at Highway 17 north of Espanola.

The administrative centre of the township is the community of Tehkummah.

The township also includes the ghost towns of Michael's Bay and Snowville.

Demographics[]

Canada census – Tehkummah community profile
20162011
Population436 (+7.4% from 2011)406 (+6.3% from 2006)
Land area132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi)132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi)
Population density3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Median age59.0 (M: 58.9, F: 59.2)
Total private dwellings333353
Median household income$50,432
References: 2016[2] 2011[3] earlier[4][5]

Climate[]

Climate data for South Baymouth (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		8.0
(46.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		24.5
(76.1) 		29.5
(85.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		33.9
(93.0) 		32.5
(90.5) 		28.3
(82.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		17.2
(63.0) 		14.0
(57.2) 		33.9
(93.0)
Average high °C (°F) −3.2
(26.2) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		1.5
(34.7) 		8.2
(46.8) 		14.6
(58.3) 		19.3
(66.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		17.4
(63.3) 		11.3
(52.3) 		5.3
(41.5) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		9.8
(49.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.9
(17.8) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		3.8
(38.8) 		9.7
(49.5) 		14.2
(57.6) 		18.2
(64.8) 		17.9
(64.2) 		13.5
(56.3) 		7.7
(45.9) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		5.4
(41.7)
Average low °C (°F) −12.5
(9.5) 		−12
(10) 		−8
(18) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		9.0
(48.2) 		13.1
(55.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		9.5
(49.1) 		4.0
(39.2) 		−1
(30) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		1.0
(33.8)
Record low °C (°F) −37
(−35) 		−36.5
(−33.7) 		−31.1
(−24.0) 		−19.5
(−3.1) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		0.0
(32.0) 		4.4
(39.9) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−19
(−2) 		−33
(−27) 		−37
(−35)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78.1
(3.07) 		49.8
(1.96) 		63.9
(2.52) 		69.2
(2.72) 		71.6
(2.82) 		58.6
(2.31) 		50.9
(2.00) 		74.2
(2.92) 		95.2
(3.75) 		112.0
(4.41) 		92.2
(3.63) 		94.0
(3.70) 		909.6
(35.81)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 13.1
(0.52) 		6.5
(0.26) 		38.0
(1.50) 		57.9
(2.28) 		71.6
(2.82) 		58.6
(2.31) 		50.9
(2.00) 		74.2
(2.92) 		95.2
(3.75) 		111.9
(4.41) 		73.6
(2.90) 		29.6
(1.17) 		681.1
(26.81)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 65.0
(25.6) 		43.3
(17.0) 		25.9
(10.2) 		11.3
(4.4) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.08
(0.03) 		18.5
(7.3) 		64.5
(25.4) 		228.4
(89.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 15.9 11.2 10.5 12.1 11.2 10.2 7.9 10.6 12.9 14.9 14.1 17.4 148.9
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 2.7 1.9 5.6 10.2 11.2 10.2 7.9 10.6 12.9 14.9 10.6 5.9 104.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 13.5 9.7 5.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.08 3.8 12.8 48.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.3 97.5 162.8 190.8 242.9 264.6 307.1 256.2 187.8 127.9 70.4 57.5 2,039.8
Percent possible sunshine 26.2 33.4 44.2 47.1 52.6 56.4 64.7 58.6 49.8 37.6 24.6 21.1 43.0
Source: Environment Canada[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tehkummah Census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  2. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  3. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  4. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "South Baymouth, Ontario". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

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