North Algona Wilberforce

North Algona Wilberforce
—  Township  —
Golden Lake community centre
North Algona Wilberforce
Coordinates: 45°37′N 77°12′W / 45.617°N 77.2°W / 45.617; -77.2Coordinates: 45°37′N 77°12′W / 45.617°N 77.2°W / 45.617; -77.2
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Renfrew
Settled
Incorporated	January 1, 1999
Government
– Mayor	Harold Weckworth
– Federal riding	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
– Prov. riding	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Area[1]
– Land	378.53 km2 (146.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	2,840
– Density	7.5/km2 (19.4/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code
Area code(s)	613
Website	www.nalgonawil.com

North Algona Wilberforce is a township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 2,729. The township was formed in 1999 when the North Algona and Wilberforce townships were amalgamated.

Wilberforce Township was named in 1851, to honour William Wilberforce.

Communities

The township contains the communities of Allans Corners, Beef Town, Budd Mills, Crooked Rapids, Deacon, Dore Bay, Duquette's Farm, Fourth Chute, Germanicus, Golden Lake, Green Lake, Higginson's Hill, Lake Dore, Lett's Corners, Mink Lake, Mud Lake, Rankin, Slabtown and Woito.

Transportation

Canadian National Railway served Golden Lake on the Locksley subdivison. Rail service was discontinued in 1961

Demographics

Population:^[2]

• Population in 2006: 2840 (2001 to 2006 population change: 4.1 %)
• Population in 2001: 2729
• Population in 1996:
  • North Algona: 664
  • Wilberforce: 1931
• Population in 1991:
  • North Algona: 636
  • Wilberforce: 1792

Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 1155 (total: 1624)

Mother tongue:^[1]

• English as first language: 89.4 %
• French as first language: 2.5 %
• English and French as first language: 0.9 %
• Other as first language: 7.2 %

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Statistics Canada 2006 Census - North Algona Wilberforce community profile
2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census