Machar, Ontario

Machar
Township (single-tier)
Township of Machar
Machar
Coordinates: 45°52′N 79°28′W / 45.867°N 79.467°WCoordinates: 45°52′N 79°28′W / 45.867°N 79.467°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Lynda Carleton
• Federal riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
• Prov. riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area[1]
• Land	184.62 km^2 (71.28 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	923
• Density	5.0/km^2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	P0A
Area code(s)	705
Website	www.machartownship.net

Machar is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Machar surrounds but does not include the village of South River.

The township had a population of 866 in the 2006 census, and increased 6.6% to 923 in the 2011 census.

Communities

• Bray Lake
• Eagle Lake
• Maecks

Demographics

Population trend:^[2]

• Population in 2011: 923 (2006 to 2011 population change: 6.6%)
• Population in 2006: 866
• Population in 2001: 849
• Population in 1996: 835
• Population in 1991: 827

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 410 (total dwellings: 853)

Mother tongue:^[3]

• English as first language: 94.7%
• French as first language: 5.3%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Etymology

This township in Parry Sound District was named by Sir Oliver Mowat in 1875 for the Rev John Machar (1796-1863), a founder of the Presbyterian Church of Upper Canada in 1831 and of Queen's College (University) in 1841, where he served as principal, 1843-53.^[4]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Machar Census Profile
2. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
3. "2006 Machar community profile".
4. Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 202. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0.

External links

• Machar Township
• Almaguin Highlands Communities, Almaguin Highlands Regional Portal