- McMurrich/Monteith, Ontario
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McMurrich/Monteith — Township — Sprucedale
McMurrich/MonteithCoordinates: 45°27′N 79°29′W / 45.45°N 79.483°WCoordinates: 45°27′N 79°29′W / 45.45°N 79.483°W Country 
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OntarioDistrict Parry Sound Settled Incorporated January 1, 1998 Government – Type Township – Reeve Glynn Robinson – Federal riding Parry Sound—Muskoka – Prov. riding Parry Sound—Muskoka Area[1] – Land 273.33 km2 (105.5 sq mi) Population (2006)[1] – Total 791 – Density 2.9/km2 (7.5/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 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.
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Communities
The township includes the communities of Axe Lake, Banbury, Bear Lake, Bourdeau, Haldane Hill, McMurrich, Sprucedale and Whitehall.
Demographics
Population trend:[2]
- Population in 2006: 791 (2001 to 2006 population change: 3.3 %)
- Population in 2001: 766
- Population in 1996: 723 (adjusted for boundary changes)
According to the 2006 Census, McMurrich/Monteith has a population of 791 people over a territory of 273.33 km². The number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents were 341, out of a total of 827 dwellings. Mother tongue is:
- English as first language: 90.6 %
- French as first language: 1.9 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 7.5 %
Lakes
- Doe Lake
- Buck Lake
- Axe Lake
- Johnson Lake
- Hunters Lake
- Bear Lake
References
- ^ a b Canada 2006 Census Community Profiles: McMurrich/Monteith. Statistics Canada.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
External links
- Township of McMurrich/Monteith
- Sprucedale Ontario Almaguin Highlands Regional Portal
- Bear Lake Ontario Almaguin Highlands Regional Portal
Magnetawan, Ryerson Seguin 
Perry 
McMurrich/Monteith 
Muskoka Lakes, Huntsville Towns Kearney • Parry Sound • Powassan
Townships The Archipelago • Armour • Callander • Carling • Joly • Machar • Magnetawan • McDougall • McKellar • McMurrich/Monteith • Nipissing • Perry • Ryerson • Seguin • Strong • WhitestoneVillages Burk's Falls • South River • SundridgeFirst Nations Local services boards Unorganized areas Centre Part • North East PartSee also: Communities in Parry Sound District • Census divisions of OntarioCategories:- Municipalities in Parry Sound District, Ontario
- Township municipalities in Ontario
- Ontario geography stubs
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