Hurkett, Ontario

Hurkett
Dispersed rural community

Derelict harbour of Hurkett
Hurkett

Location of Hurkett in Ontario

Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 88°29′05″W / 48.84917°N 88.48472°W / 48.84917; -88.48472Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 88°29′05″W / 48.84917°N 88.48472°W / 48.84917; -88.48472[1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Thunder Bay
Area[2]
  Total 52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 193 m (633 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 236
  Density 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4)
Postal code P0T
Area code(s) 807

Hurkett is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the Unorganized part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on Black Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in geographic Stirling Township,[4] and is on Ontario Highway 582, a short spur off of Ontario Highway 17. Hurkett is a designated place served by a local services board,[5] and has a population of 236.[6]

Demographics

Hurkett had a population of 285 in the Canada 2006 Census[7] which declined to 236 in the 2011 census.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hurkett". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  2. 1 2 "Hurkett, Ontario (Code 350027) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  3. Elevation taken from Google Earth at coordinates given in the Infobox. Accessed 2015-07-12.
  4. "Stirling" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  5. "Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737". Canadian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  6. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  7. 1 2 "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-27.

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