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Wollaston
Township of Wollaston
Municipal office in Coe Hill
Municipal office in Coe Hill
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyHastings
Settled1860s
Incorporated1880
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReeveGraham Blair
 • MPMike Bossio
 • MPPTodd Smith
Area
 • Land220.19 km2 (85.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
708
 • Density3.2/km2 (8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0L 1P0
Area code(s)613 and 343
Websitewww.township.wollaston.on.ca

Wollaston is an incorporated township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.[2] The township had a population of 708 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Communities

Coe Hill (44°51′43″N 77°50′11″W / 44.86194°N 77.83639°W / 44.86194; -77.83639) is the main community in Wollaston Township. The local post office serves residents with lock boxes and four rural routes, two of which are for a neighbouring village, Gilmour in Tudor and Cashel Township. Hastings County Road 620 runs through the community, connecting it to Highways 28 to the west and 62 to the east.

Coe Hill has restaurants, a gas station, a Royal Canadian Legion branch, an Liquor Control Board of Ontario outlet, a landscaping business, a school, a post office, a grocery store, a bakery, a fishing supplies store, a doctor's office and a real estate office.

Coe Hill

Demographics

Canada census – Wollaston, Ontario community profile
2011
Population708 (-3.0% from 2006)
Land area220.19 km2 (85.02 sq mi)
Population density3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Median age
Private dwellings624 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011[3] earlier[4][5]

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2011: 708
  • Population in 2006: 730
  • Population in 2001: 679
  • Population in 1996: 719
  • Population in 1991: 659

Mother tongue:[4]

  • English as first language: 97.9%
  • French as first language: 0%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.1%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Wollaston, Ontario (Code 3512054) and Hastings, Ontario (Code 3512) (table)". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  2. ^ a b "Wollaston". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  4. ^ a b "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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