Opasatika
Township in Ontario, Canada
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Opasatika is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District on the Opasatika River, a tributary of the Missinaibi River.[2] Its name is of indigenous origin, meaning "surrounded by poplar".[3]
Opasatika | |
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| Township of Opasatika Canton d'Opasatika | |
Aerial view of Opasatika | |
  Opasatika Location within Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′N 82°52′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Dorval |
| • MP | Gaétan Malette (Conservative) |
| • MPP | Guy Bourgouin (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 200 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0L 1Z0 |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | opasatika |
The main communities in the township are Opasatika and Lowther, both located along Highway 11 between Mattice and Harty. The ghost town of Reesor Siding, site of the 1963 Reesor Siding incident, is at the western edge of the township. The former Canadian Forces Station Lowther was located in the municipality.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Opasatika had a population of 200 living in 101 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of −11.5% from its 2016 population of 226. With a land area of 327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 200 (-11.5% from 2016) | 226 (+5.6% from 2011) | 214 (-23.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi) | 330.44 km2 (127.58 sq mi) | 329.98 km2 (127.41 sq mi) |
| Population density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) | 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| Median age | 57.2 (M: 58.0, F: 56.8) | 53.7 (M: 53.2, F: 54.5) | |
| Private dwellings | 110 (total) 101 (occupied) | 132 (total) | 120 (total) |
| Median household income | $52,096 |
Historical census populations – Opasatika | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Population figures based on revised counts. Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[1][7][8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mother tongue (2021):[1]
- English as first language: 32.5%
- French as first language: 62.5%
- English and French as first language: 2.5%
- Other as first language: 0%
