Plummer Additional
Township in Ontario, Canada
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Plummer Additional is a township and single tier municipality[2] located in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[3] The township had a population of 757 in the 2021 Canadian census.
Plummer Additional | |
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| Township of Plummer Additional | |
Countryside at Plummer | |
  Plummer Additional | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′N 83°46′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Incorporated | 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Beth West |
| • MP | Terry Sheehan (Liberal) |
| • MPP | Bill Rosenberg (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 219.24 km2 (84.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 757 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0R 1C0 |
| Area codes | 705, 249 (785 exchange) |
| Website | www |
Communities
The township includes the communities of:
- Bruce Station (46°19′00″N 83°46′03″W)[4]
- Cloudslee (46°19′25″N 83°42′19″W)[5]
- Plummer (46°24′30″N 83°48′34″W)[6]
- Rock Lake (46°27′09″N 83°47′07″W)[7]
- Rydal Bank (46°21′46″N 83°44′34″W)[8]
The town of Bruce Mines is wholly surrounded by, but politically independent of, the township; it was separated in 1903. However, the 2010 mayoral election in Bruce Mines was won by Gordon Post, a candidate who pledged to investigate the feasibility of reamalgamating the two municipalities.[9]
History
Rydal Bank Church located at Rydal Bank within the township is a municipally designated heritage site.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Plummer Additional had a population of 757 living in 328 of its 519 total private dwellings, a change of 14.7% from its 2016 population of 660. With a land area of 219.24 km2 (84.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km2 (8.9/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 757 (+14.7% from 2016) | 660 (1.5% from 2011) | 650 (4.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 219.24 km2 (84.65 sq mi) | 220.30 km2 (85.06 sq mi) | 221.97 km2 (85.70 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) | 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| Median age | 52.4 (M: 50.0, F: 53.2) | 52.1 (M: 51.2, F: 54.0) | |
| Private dwellings | 519 (total) 328 (occupied) | 515 (total) | 433 (total) |
| Median household income | $64,500 |
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Transportation
The township is served by Highway 17 which traverses the south in an east–west orientation, and Highway 638, which travels the middle of the township in a north–south orientation.
