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Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Township (single-tier)
Township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Municipal office in Echo Bay
Municipal office in Echo Bay
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictAlgoma
Settledmid 19th century
Incorporated1899
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorLynn Watson
 • MPBryan Hayes (CPC)
 • MPPMichael Mantha (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land163.52 km2 (63.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,464
 • Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0S 1C0
Area code705
Websitehosting.soonet.ca
The "Big Loonie" in Echo Bay.

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is a township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. Originally surveyed as separate geographical townships, Macdonald and Meredith were incorporated as a single, municipal township in 1892. The geographical township of Aberdeen Additional was added to Macdonald and Meredith township in 1899 to create the municipal township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.

The township encompasses the unincorporated communities of Echo Bay, Bar River and Sylvan Valley.

Communities

Bar River is a small hamlet straddling the boundary between the townships of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional and Laird.

Echo Bay is located on the shores of the eponymous Echo Bay and Lake George. The community is home to a big loonie, similar to the Big Nickel in Sudbury, around 260 kilometres (160 mi) eastward. Robert-Ralph Carmichael, one of the Canadian dollar coin's designers, lives near Echo Bay.

Demographics

Canada census – Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional community profile
2011
Population1464 (-5.5% from 2006)
Land area163.52 km2 (63.14 sq mi)
Population density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Median age
Private dwellings797 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011[2] earlier[3][4]

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 1464
  • Population in 2006: 1550
  • Population in 2001: 1452
  • Population in 1996: 1521
  • Population in 1991: 1548

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  2. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  3. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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