Laird, Ontario
Laird | |
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| Township of Laird | |
 Highway 17 through Laird Township | |
  Laird | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′N 84°04′W / 46.383°N 84.067°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Settled | 1874 |
| Incorporated | 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dick Beitz |
| • MP | Carol Hughes (NDP) |
| • MPP | Michael Mantha (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 102.48 km2 (39.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,047 |
| • Density | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| 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 1,047 in the Canada 2016 Census, down from 1,057 in the 2011 census.
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.
Demographics
Canada census – Laird, Ontario community profile
| 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,047 (-0.9% from 2011) | 1,057 (-1.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 102.48 km2 (39.57 sq mi) | 102.43 km2 (39.55 sq mi) |
| Population density | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.1 (M: 47.5, F: 48.7) | |
| Private dwellings | 527 (total) | 610 (total) |
| Median household income | $87,680 |
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2016: 1,047
- Population in 2011: 1,057
- Population in 2006: 1,078
- Population in 2001: 1,021
- Population in 1996: 1,073
- Population in 1991: 997
Transportation
Highway 17 passes through the township. Tarbutt 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.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Laird census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Statistics Canada:1996, 2001, 2006, [[Canada 2011 Census|2011] census
External links
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