McMurrich/Monteith | |
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Township (single-tier) | |
Township of McMurrich/Monteith | |
Sprucedale
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Coordinates: 45°27′N 79°29′W / 45.450°N 79.483°WCoordinates: 45°27′N 79°29′W / 45.450°N 79.483°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Parry Sound |
Incorporated | January 1, 1998 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Reeve | Joanne Griffiths |
• Federal riding | Parry Sound—Muskoka |
• Prov. riding | Parry Sound—Muskoka |
Area | |
• Land | 277.92 km2 (107.31 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 824 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (8/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. Part of the area's name is named for John McMurrich.
The township includes the communities of Axe Lake, Banbury, Bear Lake, Bourdeau, Haldane Hill, McMurrich, Sprucedale and Whitehall.
Population trend:
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: