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Plummer Additional

Coordinates: 46°22′N 83°46′W / 46.367°N 83.767°W / 46.367; -83.767
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Plummer Additional
Township of Plummer Additional
Countryside at Plummer
Countryside at Plummer
Plummer Additional is located in Ontario
Plummer Additional
Plummer Additional
Coordinates: 46°22′N 83°46′W / 46.367°N 83.767°W / 46.367; -83.767
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictAlgoma
Incorporated1891
Government
 • MayorBeth West
 • MPCarol Hughes (NDP)
 • MPPMichael Mantha (NDP)
Area
 • Land220.30 km2 (85.06 sq mi)
Elevation
242 m (794 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total660
 • Density3.0/km2 (8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0R 1C0
Area code(s)705 and 249 (785 exchange)
Websiteplummertownship.ca
Rydal Bank

Plummer Additional is a township and single tier municipality[2] located in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The township had a population of 660 in the Canada 2016 Census.

Communities

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The township includes the communities of Bruce Station, Cloudslee, Plummer, Rock Lake and Rydal Bank.

The town of Bruce Mines is wholly surrounded by, but politically independent of, the township; it was separated in 1903. However, the 2010 mayoral election in Bruce Mines was won by Gordon Post, a candidate who pledged to investigate the feasibility of reamalgamating the two municipalities.[3]

History

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Rydal Bank Church located at Rydal Bank within the township is a municipally designated heritage site.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Plummer Additional had a population of 757 living in 328 of its 519 total private dwellings, a change of 14.7% from its 2016 population of 660. With a land area of 219.24 km2 (84.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km2 (8.9/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Canada census – Plummer Additional community profile
202120162011
Population757 (+14.7% from 2016)660 (1.5% from 2011)650 (4.0% from 2006)
Land area219.24 km2 (84.65 sq mi)220.30 km2 (85.06 sq mi)221.97 km2 (85.70 sq mi)
Population density3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Median age52.4 (M: 50, F: 53.2)52.1 (M: 51.2, F: 54.0)
Private dwellings330 (total)  515 (total)  433 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]

Population trend:[10]

  • Population in 2016: 660
  • Population in 2011: 650
  • Population in 2006: 625
  • Population in 2001: 671
  • Population in 1996: 693
  • Population in 1991: 596

Transportation

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The township is served by Ontario Highway 17 which traverses the south in an east–west orientation, and Ontario Highway 638, which travels the middle of the township in a north–south orientation.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Plummer Additional census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. ^ "List of Ontario Municipalities". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2011-01-06. Archived from the original on 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  3. ^ Ougler, Jeffrey (October 26, 2010). "Post delivered to top Bruce Mines post; to probe Plummer union". Sault Star. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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