Machar, Ontario

See also: Machar
Machar
Township (single-tier)
Township of Machar
Machar
Coordinates: 45°52′N 79°28′W / 45.867°N 79.467°W / 45.867; -79.467Coordinates: 45°52′N 79°28′W / 45.867°N 79.467°W / 45.867; -79.467
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Parry Sound
Government
 • Type Township
 • Mayor Lynda Carleton
 • Federal riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
 • Prov. riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area[1]
 • Land 184.62 km2 (71.28 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 923
 • Density 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code P0A
Area code(s) 705
Website www.machartownship.net

Machar is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Machar surrounds but does not include the village of South River.

The township had a population of 866 in the 2006 census, and increased 6.6% to 923 in the 2011 census.

Communities

Demographics

Population trend:[2]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 410 (total dwellings: 853)

Mother tongue:[3]

Etymology

This township in Parry Sound District was named by Sir Oliver Mowat in 1875 for the Rev John Machar (1796-1863), a founder of the Presbyterian Church of Upper Canada in 1831 and of Queen's College (University) in 1841, where he served as principal, 1843-53.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Machar Census Profile
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  3. ↑ "2006 Machar community profile".
  4. ↑ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 202. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0.
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Unorganized Centre Parry Sound Unorganized North East Parry Sound, South River
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