McKellar, Ontario
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McKellar is a township and census subdivision in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. The 2021 population was 1,419.
McKellar is named for Archibald McKellar (1816-1894), a member of the legislative assemblies for the province of Canada (1857-1867) and Ontario (1867-1875).
Communities
McKellar is also the primary and largest community within the township, located along Provincial Highway 124. It was originally known as Armstrong's Rapids, but the name McKellar was given when the post office opened in the community in 1870. Broadbent is named for American Steel Millionaire, Samuel Broadbent (1845-1923) who financed the building for the Trans-Canadian Railway. Hurdville is named for Canadian Financier William Faulkner Hurdville (1838-1910), who also helped finance the Trans-Canadian Railway.
Other population centres within the township are:
- Broadbent
- Hurdville
Demographics
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McKellar had a population of Script error: No such module "val". living in Script error: No such module "val". of its Script error: No such module "val". total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of Script error: No such module "val".. With a land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[1]
Mother tongue:[2]
- English as first language: 92.6%
- French as first language: 1.9%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 5.5%
Notable people
- Edward Harold Toye (1884-1974), executive secretary of the Religion-Labor Foundation[3]
See also
References
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