Opasatika is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District on the Opasatika River, a tributary of the Missinaibi River.[2] Its name is of indigenous origin, meaning "surrounded by poplar".[3]
Opasatika | |
|---|---|
| Township of Opasatika Canton d'Opasatika | |
 Highway 11 through Opasatika | |
  Opasatika | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′N 82°52′W / 49.533°N 82.867°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Dorval |
| • MPs | Carol Hughes (NDP) |
| • MPPs | Guy Bourgouin (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 200 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0L 1Z0 |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | opasatika |
The main communities in the township are Opasatika and Lowther, both located along Highway 11 between Mattice and Harty. The ghost town of Reesor Siding, site of the 1963 Reesor Siding incident, is at the western edge of the township. The former Canadian Forces Station Lowther was located in the municipality.
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Opasatika had a population of 200 living in 101 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of -11.5% from its 2016 population of 226. With a land area of 327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 200 (-11.5% from 2016) | 226 (+5.6% from 2011) | 214 (-23.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi) | 330.44 km2 (127.58 sq mi) | 329.98 km2 (127.41 sq mi) |
| Population density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) | 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| Median age | 57.2 (M: 58.0, F: 56.8) | 53.7 (M: 53.2, F: 54.5) | |
| Private dwellings | 110 (total) 101 (occupied) | 132 (total) | 120 (total) |
| Median household income | $52,096 |
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| Population figures based on revised counts. Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[1][9][10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mother tongue (2021):[1]
- English as first language: 32.5%
- French as first language: 62.5%
- English and French as first language: 2.5%
- Other as first language: 0%
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Opasatika (Code 3556073) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Opasatika". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Fifteenth Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, Containing All Decisions to March 31 1917. Ottawa: Department of the Interior. 1918. p. 195.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ^ "Opasatika census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
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