McMurrich/Monteith
Township in Ontario, Canada
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McMurrich/Monteith is a municipality and census subdivision in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
Township of McMurrich/Monteith | |
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Sprucedale | |
  McMurrich/ Monteith Location within Southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 45°27′N 79°29′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Parry Sound |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Glynn Robinson |
| • Fed. riding | Parry Sound-Muskoka |
| • Prov. riding | Parry Sound—Muskoka |
| Area | |
| • Land | 275.26 km2 (106.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 907 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0A |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
The municipality was formed on January 1, 1998, through an amalgamation of the former Township of McMurrich and the eastern two-thirds of the unincorporated Township of Monteith.[2] The remaining portion of Monteith became part of Seguin. McMurrich Township (incorporated in 1891[3]) was named after John McMurrich,[4] and Monteith Township was named in 1870 after Andrew Monteith.[5]
Geography
Communities
The township includes the communities of:
- Axe Lake
- Banbury
- Bear Lake
- Bourdeau
- Haldane Hill
- McMurrich
- Sprucedale
- Whitehall
Lakes
- Doe Lake
- Buck Lake
- Axe Lake
- Johnson Lake
- Hunters Lake
- Bear Lake
- Horn Lake
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McMurrich/Monteith had a population of 907 living in 410 of its 735 total private dwellings, a change of 10.1% from its 2016 population of 824. With a land area of 275.26 km2 (106.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
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Mother tongue (2021):[1]
- English as first language: 91.2%
- French as first language: 1.7%
- English and French as first languages: 0%
- Other as first language: 6.6%
