- Calvin, Ontario
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Township of Calvin
native_name =
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settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 =Ontario
subdivision_type2 = District
subdivision_name2 = Nipissing
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name =Wayne Brown
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 139.17
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population_as_of = 2006
population_note =
population_total = 608
population_density_km2 = 4.4
timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST =
website = [http://www.calvintownship.info/ Township of Calvin]
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = P0H 1V0
area_code = 705
footnotes =Calvin is a township in northeastern
Ontario ,Canada on theMattawa River in Nipissing District. The township took its name fromDelino Dexter Calvin , an Ontario lumber merchant and MPP based in Frontenac County.In 2007, Calvin, along with with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Papineau-Cameron, Mattawan and Bonfield cooperated to create a newly-branded "Mattawa Voyageur Country" tourist region in order to promote the area. [Adams, K. [http://baytoday.ca/content/news/details.asp?c=20828 "Mattawa sports a new look"] , "Baytoday.ca",
July 17 ,2007 . AccessedMarch 28 ,2008 .]Communities
The township comprises the communities of Eau Claire and Eau Claire Station.
Demographics
According to the
Canada 2006 Census :
*Population: 608
*% Change (2001 -2006 ): 0.8
*Dwellings: 259
*Area (km².): 139.17
*Density (persons per km².): 4.4References
External links
* [http://www.calvintownship.info/ Township of Calvin]
Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Calvin
North = "Mattawa River " / Unorganized North Nipissing District
Northeast = "Mattawa River " / Mattawan
East = Papineau-Cameron
Southeast =
South = Unorganized South Nipissing District (Algonquin Park )
Southwest =
West = Bonfield
Northwest =
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