McKellar, Ontario

McKellar
Township (single-tier)
Township of McKellar
McKellar
Coordinates: 45°29′N 79°51′W / 45.483°N 79.850°W / 45.483; -79.850Coordinates: 45°29′N 79°51′W / 45.483°N 79.850°W / 45.483; -79.850
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Settled	ca. 1870
Incorporated	1873
Government
• Type	Township
• Reeve	Peter Hopkins
• Federal riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
• Prov. riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area[1]
• Land	181.12 km2 (69.93 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,144
• Density	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	P0G 1C0
Area code(s)	705
Website	www.township.mckellar. on.ca

McKellar is a township and census subdivision in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. Per the 2011 Census, it has a population of 1144.

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

McKellar 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.

Other population centres within the township are:

• Broadbent
• Hurdville

Demographics

Population trend:^[2]

• Population in 2011: 1144 (2006 to 2011 population change: 5.9%)
• Population in 2006: 1080
• Population in 2001: 933
• Population in 1996: 939
• Population in 1991: 879

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 520 (total dwellings: 1425)

Mother tongue:^[3]

• 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%

Municipal offices and library

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

External links

• McKellar - A Rich History
• Township of McKellar

		Whitestone
	McDougall		Magnetawan
		McKellar
		Seguin

Parry Sound District, Ontario
Towns	Kearney Parry Sound Powassan
Townships	The Archipelago Armour Callander Carling Joly Machar Magnetawan McDougall McKellar McMurrich/Monteith Nipissing Perry Ryerson Seguin Strong Whitestone
Villages	Burk's Falls South River Sundridge
First Nations	Dokis Henvey Inlet Magnetawan Shawanaga Wasauksing
Indian reserves	Dokis 9 French River 13 Henvey Inlet 2 Magnetawan 1 Naiscoutaing 17A Parry Island Shawanaga 17 Shawanaga 17B
Local services boards	Britt and Byng Inlet Laurier Loring, Port Loring and District Restoule
Unorganized areas	Centre North East
See also Communities in Parry Sound District Census divisions of Ontario