Tarbutt
Township in Ontario, Canada
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Tarbutt (formerly known as Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional) is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District. The township is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Sault Ste. Marie.
Tarbutt | |
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| Township of Tarbutt | |
Port Findlay | |
  Tarbutt | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′N 84°00′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Settled | 1870s |
| Incorporated | December 22, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lennox Smith |
| • Fed. riding | Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma |
| • Prov. riding | Algoma—Manitoulin |
| Area | |
| • Land | 52.79 km2 (20.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 573 |
| • Density | 10.9/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0R |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
Its population centres are Port Findlay (46°19′05″N 84°01′09″W)[2] and MacLennan (46°21′05″N 84°01′22″W).[3] It is the only municipality along the North Channel of Lake Huron which includes no residential communities located directly along Highway 17; MacLennan is located north of the highway at the intersection of MacLennan Road and Government Road, while Port Findlay is located at the south end of MacLennan Road along the waterfront.
In December 2016, the municipal council adopted a by-law to officially shorten the name of the township from The Corporation of the Township of Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional to the Corporation of the Township of Tarbutt, effective in January 2017.[4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional had a population of 573 living in 239 of its 398 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2016 population of 534. With a land area of 52.79 km2 (20.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.9/km2 (28.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 573 (+7.3% from 2016) | 534 (+34.8% from 2011) | 396 (+2.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 52.79 km2 (20.38 sq mi) | 52.82 km2 (20.39 sq mi) | 53.14 km2 (20.52 sq mi) |
| Population density | 10.9/km2 (28/sq mi) | 10.1/km2 (26/sq mi) | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Median age | 49.6 (M: 51.2, F: 48.8) | 47.6 (M: 49.6, F: 46.1) | |
| Private dwellings | 398 (total) 239 (occupied) | 400 (total) 216 (occupied) | 309 (total) |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $88,320 |
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