Machar, Ontario
Township in Ontario, Canada
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Machar is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Machar | |
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| Township of Machar | |
  Machar | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′N 79°28′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Parry Sound |
| Incorporated | 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Lynda Carleton |
| • Fed. riding | Parry Sound-Muskoka |
| • Prov. riding | Parry Sound—Muskoka |
| Area | |
| • Land | 182.65 km2 (70.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 969 |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0A |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www.townshipofmachar.ca |
Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Machar surrounds but does not include the village of South River.
Etymology
This township in Parry Sound District was named by Sir Oliver Mowat in 1875 after Rev. John Machar (1796-1863), a founder of the Presbyterian Church of Upper Canada in 1831 and of Queen's College (University) in 1841, where he served as principal from 1843 to 1853.[2]
Communities
- Bray Lake
- Eagle Lake
- King Lake
- Maecks Subdivision
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Machar had a population of 969 living in 459 of its 875 total private dwellings, a change of 9.9% from its 2016 population of 882. With a land area of 182.65 km2 (70.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.3/km2 (13.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
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