McKellar is a township and census subdivision in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. The 2021 population was 1,419.
McKellar | |
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| Township of McKellar | |
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  McKellar | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′N 79°51′W / 45.483°N 79.850°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Parry Sound |
| Settled | ca. 1870 |
| Incorporated | 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Reeve | David Moore |
| • Federal riding | Parry Sound-Muskoka |
| • Prov. riding | Parry Sound—Muskoka |
| Area | |
| • Land | 180.88 km2 (69.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,419 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0G 1C0, P2A 0B4 |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | [1] |
McKellar is named for Archibald McKellar (1816-1894), a member of the legislative assemblies for the province of Canada (1857-1867) and Ontario (1867-1875).
Communities
editMcKellar is also the primary and largest community within the township, located along Provincial Highway 124. It was originally known as Armstrong's Rapids, but the name McKellar was given when the post office opened in the community in 1870. Broadbent is named for American Steel Millionaire, Samuel Broadbent (1845-1923) who financed the building for the Trans-Canadian Railway. Hurdville is named for Canadian Financier William Faulkner Hurdville (1838-1910), who also helped finance the Trans-Canadian Railway.
Other population centres within the township are:
- Broadbent
- Hurdville
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 879 | — |
| 1996 | 939 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 933 | −0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,080 | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 1,144 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1,111 | −2.9% |
| 2021 | 1,419 | +27.7% |
| [3][1][4] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McKellar had a population of 1,419 living in 695 of its 1,515 total private dwellings, a change of 27.7% from its 2016 population of 1,111. With a land area of 176.07 km2 (67.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.1/km2 (20.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Mother tongue:[6]
- English as first language: 92.6%
- French as first language: 1.9%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 5.5%
Notable people
edit- Edward Harold Toye (1884-1974), executive secretary of the Religion-Labor Foundation[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 2011 Census Profile
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census: McKellar, Township". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: McKellar, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "2006 Community Profile". 13 March 2007.
- ^ Josephson, Harold (1985). Biographical Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders. Connecticut: Greenwood. pp. 954–5. ISBN 0-313-22565-6.