Burpee and Mills
Township in Ontario, Canada
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Burpee and Mills is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.
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| Township of Burpee and Mills | |
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| Coordinates: 45°47′N 82°34′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Manitoulin |
| Formed | January 1, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Reeve | Ken Noland |
| • MP | Jim Belanger (Conservative) |
| • MPP | Bill Rosenberg (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 217.33 km2 (83.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 382 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0P 1H0 |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
Located in the Manitoulin District, the township had a population of 382 in the 2021 Canadian census. Industries include tourism, agriculture, aquaculture, and logging. It was formed on January 1, 1998, through the annexation of the unorganized geographic township of Mills by Burpee Township.[2]
It is named after Isaac Burpee and David Mills.[3]
Communities
The township comprises the communities of Burpee, Elizabeth Bay, Evansville and Poplar.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Burpee and Mills had a population of 382 living in 167 of its 292 total private dwellings, a change of 11.4% from its 2016 population of 343. With a land area of 217.33 km2 (83.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 382 (+11.4% from 2016) | 343 (+11.4% from 2011) | 308 (-6.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 217.33 km2 (83.91 sq mi) | 218.48 km2 (84.36 sq mi) | 218.48 km2 (84.36 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
| Median age | 58.0 (M: 58.0, F: 59.2) | 54.8 (M: 53.6, F: 55.6) | |
| Private dwellings | 292 (total) 167 (occupied) | 274 (total) | 255 (total) |
| Median household income | $61,600 | $56,192 |
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| Source: Statistics Canada[9][10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
