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See also: Machar
Machar
Township (single-tier)
Township of Machar
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictParry Sound
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorLynda Carleton
 • Federal ridingParry Sound—Muskoka
 • Prov. ridingParry Sound—Muskoka
Area
[1]
 • Land184.62 km2 (71.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
923
 • Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0A
Area code705
Websitewww.machartownship.net

Machar is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Machar surrounds but does not include the village of South River.

The township had a population of 866 in the 2006 census, and increased 6.6% to 923 in the 2011 census.

Communities

  • Bray Lake
  • Eagle Lake
  • Maecks

Demographics

Population trend:[2]

  • Population in 2011: 923 (2006 to 2011 population change: 6.6%)
  • Population in 2006: 866
  • Population in 2001: 849
  • Population in 1996: 835
  • Population in 1991: 827

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 410 (total dwellings: 853)

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 94.7%
  • French as first language: 5.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Etymology

This township in Parry Sound District was named by Sir Oliver Mowat in 1875 for the Rev John Machar (1796-1863), a founder of the Presbyterian Church of Upper Canada in 1831 and of Queen's College (University) in 1841, where he served as principal, 1843-53.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Machar Census Profile
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  3. ^ "2006 Machar community profile".
  4. ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 202. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0.
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