Val Rita-Harty
Township municipality in Ontario, Canada
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Val Rita-Harty is a township municipality in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][3][4][5][6]
Val Rita-Harty | |
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| Township of Val Rita-Harty Canton de Val Rita-Harty | |
Val Rita | |
| Motto: In Uno Spiritu (Latin: "One in spirit") | |
  Val Rita-Harty Location in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′02″N 82°37′47″W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Settled | 1922 |
| Incorporated | 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johanne Baril |
| • MPs | Gaétan Malette (Conservative) |
| • MPP | Guy Bourgouin (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 378.89 km2 (146.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 757 |
| • Density | 2/km2 (5.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone (EDT)) |
| Postal code | P0L 2G0 |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
The township consists of two communities, Val Rita and Harty, both located along Highway 11 between Opasatika and Kapuskasing. It was incorporated as a township in 1973, following a failed community effort in 1964 to request incorporation as a municipality. It was originally known as the Township of Owens, Williamson and Idington, but renamed in 1983 after its main communities.[7]
History
The area opened to development when the National Transcontinental Railway was built in 1900s. In 1922, the first pioneer families from Foleyet arrived at Val Rita (originally called Secord after the name of the railroad station). In 1926, the Ste-Rita Parish was founded, followed by the St-Stanislas Parish in Harty in 1932.[8]
In 1961, first effort began to incorporate the place as a municipality, but was denied. In 1971, another request was made and in 1973, the township was incorporated, with Joseph Étienne Tremblay acclaimed as first reeve.[8]
In 1983, a sewage system was installed in Harty. In 1984, cable television service became available in Val Rita, and in 1989 in Harty.[8]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Val Rita-Harty had a population of 757 living in 326 of its 382 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 762. With a land area of 378.89 km2 (146.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 757 (-0.7% from 2016) | 762 (-6.7% from 2011) | 817 (-13.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 378.89 km2 (146.29 sq mi) | 381.18 km2 (147.17 sq mi) | 382.71 km2 (147.77 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) | 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.4 (M: 50.8, F: 46.4) | 46.6 (M: 47.2, F: 45.9) | |
| Private dwellings | 382 (total) 326 (occupied) | 357 (total) 330 (occupied) | 368 (total) |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $66,560 |
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Mother tongue (as of 2021[update]):[2]
- English as first language: 22.5%
- French as first language: 70.9%
- English and French as first languages: 4.0%
- Other as first language: 2.6%
