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Machar
Machar
Township (single-tier)
	Township of Machar
	Machar
	Coordinates: 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
• Land	182.65 km2 (70.52 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	969
• Density	5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	P0A
Area code(s)	705, 249
Website	www.townshipofmachar.ca

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.

Communities

Bray Lake
Eagle Lake
King Lake
Maecks Subdivision

Demographics

Machar historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1991	827	—
1996	835	+1.0%
2001	849	+1.7%
2006	866	+2.0%
2011	923	+6.6%
2016	882	−4.4%
2021	969	+9.9%
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Machar had a population of 969 living in 459 of its 875 total private dwellings, a change of 9.9% from its 2016 population of 882. With a land area of 182.65 km² (70.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.3/km² (13.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

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.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2021 Census Machar, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006
^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Machar Census Profile
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 202. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0.

External links

Official website

[census2016-1] "Census Profile, 2021 Census Machar, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

[2] Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006

[SC11-3] Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Machar Census Profile

[2021census-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] Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 202. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0.

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