McMurrich/Monteith

McMurrich/Monteith
—  Township  —
Sprucedale
McMurrich/Monteith
Coordinates: 45°27′N 79°29′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Settled
Incorporated	January 1, 1998
Government
• Type	Township
• Reeve	Glynn Robinson
• Federal riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
• Prov. riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area
• Land	278.13 km2 (107.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	779
• Density	2.8/km2 (7/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	P0A
Area code(s)	705
Website	www.mcmurrichmonteith.com

McMurrich/Monteith is a municipality and census subdivision in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

The municipality was formed in 1998 through an amalgamation of the former Township of McMurrich and the eastern two-thirds of the unincorporated Township of Monteith. The remaining portion of Monteith became part of Seguin.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Axe Lake, Banbury, Bear Lake, Bourdeau, Haldane Hill, McMurrich, Sprucedale and Whitehall.

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2011: 779 (2006 to 2011 population change: -1.5 %)
• Population in 2006: 791
• Population in 2001: 766
• Population in 1996: 723 (adjusted for boundary changes)

According to the 2011 Census, McMurrich/Monteith has a population of 779 people over a territory of 278.13 km². The number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents were 333, out of a total of 839 dwellings.

Mother tongue statistics for the 2006 census are as follows:

• English as first language: 90.6%
• French as first language: 1.9%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 7.5%

Lakes

• Doe Lake
• Buck Lake
• Axe Lake
• Johnson Lake
• Hunters Lake
• Bear Lake

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

External links

• Township of McMurrich/Monteith
• Sprucedale Ontario Almaguin Highlands Regional Portal
• Bear Lake Ontario Almaguin Highlands Regional Portal
• Sprucedale Seniors' Friendship Club Sprucedale Seniors' Friendship Club