St. Charles, Ontario
Municipality in Ontario, Canada
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St. Charles is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District.
St. Charles | |
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| Municipality of St. Charles Municipalité de St-Charles | |
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| Motto: Fides Virtus Fortitudo | |
  St. Charles | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′N 80°25′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Sudbury |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Mayor | Nathaniel Hefferman |
| • Governing Body | St Charles Municipal Council |
| • MP | Jim Belanger (Conservative) |
| • MPP | John Vanthof (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 314.46 km2 (121.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,357 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 705 |
| Website | www |
It was created on January 1, 1999, by the amalgamation of the incorporated townships of Casimir, Jennings, and Appleby, as well as a strip of unorganized territory on the West Arm of Lake Nipissing.[2] Along with the municipalities of Markstay-Warren and French River, it is part of the region known as Sudbury East.[3]
The town had a population of 1,357 in the 2021 Canadian census. Franco-Ontarians, or Ontarians who speak French as their mother tongue, make up 41% of the population.[1]
In addition to the primary townsite of St. Charles (46°21′47″N 80°25′4″W),[4] the municipality also includes the smaller communities of Casimir (46°20′11″N 80°25′35″W)[5] and West Arm (46°15′40″N 80°25′54″W).[6]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St.-Charles had a population of 1,357 living in 621 of its 788 total private dwellings, a change of 6.9% from its 2016 population of 1,269. With a land area of 314.46 km2 (121.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.3/km2 (11.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,357 (+6.9% from 2016) | 1,269 (-1.0% from 2011) | 1,282 (+10.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 314.46 km2 (121.41 sq mi) | 321.75 km2 (124.23 sq mi) | 321.54 km2 (124.15 sq mi) |
| Population density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Median age | 55.6 (M: 55.6, F: 55.2) | 53.5 (M: 53.3, F: 53.8) | 48.7 (M: 48.4, F: 49.1) |
| Private dwellings | 788 (total) 621 (occupied) | 818 (total) 573 (occupied) | 759 (total) 542 (occupied) |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $57,280 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2001 | 1,245 | — |
| 2006 | 1,159 | −6.9% |
| 2011 | 1,282 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 1,269 | −1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,357 | +6.9% |
| Source: Statistics Canada[1] | ||
