Johnson, Ontario

Johnson
—  Township  —
Municipal building in Desbarats
Johnson
Coordinates: 46°20′N 83°56′W / 46.333°N 83.933°W / 46.333; -83.933Coordinates: 46°20′N 83°56′W / 46.333°N 83.933°W / 46.333; -83.933
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Established
Government
– Type	Township
– Mayor	Ted Hicks (2010-Present) Edith Orr (2006-2010)
– MP	Bryan Hayes (CPC)
– MPP	Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area[1]
– Land	119.67 km2 (46.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	701
– Density	5.9/km2 (15.3/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	P0R 1E0
Area code(s)	705 and 249
Website	www.johnsontwp.ca

Johnson is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District. The township had a population of 701 in the Canada 2006 Census.

Communities

Desbarats, the main community in the township, is located on Highway 17, 54 km east of Sault Ste. Marie.

Located in Desbarats is Central Algoma Secondary School, a high school of 450+ students which serves a catchment area extending from Echo Bay to Thessalon.

Desbarats

West of Desbarats on Highway 17 is Ripple Rock, a unique rock cut that was uncovered with the blasting of the rock cuts through northern Ontario for the creation of the Trans-Canada Highway. The ripples in the rock were created two billion years ago by waves in a shallow body of water. It was buried and through pressure it became sandstone.

Puddingstone Road in Johnson Township was named for the geological phenomenon of puddingstone, found in the area as well as at nearby St. Joseph Island. Puddingstone is a mixture of different sized grains and pebbles held together by finer sand. The type found in this area is St. Joseph Island Puddingstone, which contains red and brown pieces of jasper.

Since the early 2000s, about 20 Mennonite families from Southern Ontario moved to the Desbarats area. Along with other local farmers, they sell their produce at the Desbarats Farmers' Market on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Demographics

Population trend:^[2]

• Population in 2006: 701
• Population in 2001: 658
• Population in 1996: 729
• Population in 1991: 685

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Johnson community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3557016&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=johnson&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-04-14. 
2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Township of Johnson