List of villages in Ontario

A village is a sub-type of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario. A village can have the municipal status of either a single-tier or lower-tier municipality.

Ontario has 11 villages[1] that had a cumulative population of 13,695 and an average population of 1,245 in the 2016 Census.[2] Ontario's largest and smallest villages are Casselman and Thornloe with populations of 3,548 and 112 respectively.[2]

History

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Under the former Municipal Act, 1990, a village was both an urban and a local municipality.[3] Under this former legislation, a locality with a population of 500 or more could have been incorporated as a village by Ontario's Municipal Board upon review of an application from 75 or more residents of the locality.[3]

In the transition to the Municipal Act, 2001, the above designations and requirements were abandoned and, as at December 31, 2002, every village that:[4]

  • "existed and formed part of a county, a regional or district municipality or the County of Oxford for municipal purposes" became a lower-tier municipality yet retained its name as a village; and
  • "existed and did not form part of a county, a regional or district municipality or the County of Oxford for municipal purposes" became a single-tier municipality yet retained its name as a village.

The current legislation also provides lower and single-tier municipalities with the authority to name themselves as "villages", or other former municipal status types such as "cities", "towns" or "townships", or generically as "municipalities".[5]

Villages in Ontario

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Village[6][2] Municipal
status[1]
Geographic area[1] Population
(2021)
Population
(2016)[6]
Population
(2011)[6]
Change % 2016-21[2] Area
(km²)[2]
Population
density[2]
Burk's Falls Single-tier Parry Sound 957 981 967 −2.4 3.07 310.0
Casselman Lower-tier Prescott and Russell 3,960 3,548 3,626 11.6 5.12 771.9
Hilton Beach Single-tier Algoma 198 171 145 15.8 2.62 78.6
Merrickville-Wolford Lower-tier Leeds and Grenville 3,135 3,067 2,850 2.2 214.33 14.6
Newbury Lower-tier Middlesex 440 466 447 −5.6 1.77 248.6
Oil Springs Lower-tier Lambton 647 648 704 −0.2 8.14 79.5
Point Edward Lower-tier Lambton 1,930 2,037 2,034 −5.3 3.3 585.0
South River Single-tier Parry Sound 1,101 1,114 1,049 −1.2 4.11 268.0
Sundridge Single-tier Parry Sound 938 961 985 −2.4 2.25 417.7
Thornloe Single-tier Timiskaming 92 112 123 −17.9 6.59 14.0
Westport Lower-tier Leeds and Grenville 634 590 628 7.5 2.19 289.0
Total 14,032 13,695 13,558 2.5 253.49 55.36
Total lower-tier 10,746 10,356 10,289 3.8 234.85 45.76
Total single-tier 3,286 3,339 3,269 −1.6 18.64 176.29

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "List of Ontario Municipalities". Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing. September 21, 2012. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses (Ontario)". Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ a b "Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45". Service Ontario. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25". Service Ontario. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "The Municipal Councillor's Guide". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Ontario)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.