McMurrich/Monteith is a municipality and census subdivision in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
Township of McMurrich/Monteith | |
|---|---|
 Sprucedale | |
  McMurrich/ Monteith | |
| Coordinates: 45°27′N 79°29′W / 45.450°N 79.483°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Parry Sound |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Glynn Robinson |
| • Fed. riding | Parry Sound-Muskoka |
| • Prov. riding | Parry Sound—Muskoka |
| Area | |
| • Land | 275.26 km2 (106.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 907 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0A |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
The municipality was formed on January 1, 1998, through an amalgamation of the former Township of McMurrich and the eastern two-thirds of the unincorporated Township of Monteith.[2] The remaining portion of Monteith became part of Seguin. McMurrich Township (incorporated in 1891[3]) was named after John McMurrich,[4] and Monteith Township was named in 1870 after Andrew Monteith.[5]
Geography
editDemographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McMurrich/Monteith had a population of 907 living in 410 of its 735 total private dwellings, a change of 10.1% from its 2016 population of 824. With a land area of 275.26 km2 (106.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 723 | — |
| 2001 | 766 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 791 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 779 | −1.5% |
| 2016 | 824 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 907 | +10.1% |
| Source: Statistics Canada[1][6][7][8] | ||
Historical census populations – McMurrich Township (1891–1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mother tongue (2021):[1]
- English as first language: 91.2%
- French as first language: 1.7%
- English and French as first languages: 0%
- Other as first language: 6.6%
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 "McMurrich/Monteith (Code 3549012) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
- ↑ "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ Township of McMurrich/Monteith New Official Plan (draft) (PDF) (Report). Planscape. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ Zanussi, Rebecca (22 November 2015). "McMurrich Township named for Toronto businessman, MPP". NorthBayNipissing.com. Almaguin News. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ Zanussi, Rebecca (5 December 2015). "Monteith Township named for Stratford politician". NorthBayNipissing.com. Almaguin News. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ↑ 2011 Census Profile
- ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: McMurrich/Monteith, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ↑ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
- ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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