Laird, Ontario

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Laird
—  Township  —
Highway 17 through Laird Township
Laird is located in Ontario
Laird
Coordinates: 46°23′N 84°04′W / 46.383°N 84.067°W / 46.383; -84.067Coordinates: 46°23′N 84°04′W / 46.383°N 84.067°W / 46.383; -84.067
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Algoma
Settled 1874
Incorporated 1891
Government
 • Mayor Richard Beitz
 • Federal riding Sault Ste. Marie
 • Prov. riding Algoma—Manitoulin
Area[1]
 • Land 101.77 km2 (39.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 1,078
 • Density 10.6/km2 (27.5/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code P0S
Area code(s) 705 and 249
Website www.lairdtownship.ca

Laird is a township and village in the Algoma District in Northern Ontario, Canada. The township had a population of 1,078 in the Canada 2006 Census.

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[edit] Communities

The township includes the named communities of Laird and Neebish. It also includes a portion of Bar River, a small hamlet straddling the boundary between the townships of Laird and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.

[edit] Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2006: 1078
  • Population in 2001: 1021
  • Population in 1996: 1073
  • Population in 1991: 997

[edit] Transportation

Highway 17 passes through the township. Tarbutt Township is a neighbour of Laird and is separated by a low-grade dirt road called "Townline Road" which spurs into a road to Pine Island.

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