Machar, Ontario

Machar
Township (single-tier)
Township of Machar
Machar is located in Southern Ontario
Machar
Machar
Coordinates: 45°52′N 79°28′W / 45.867°N 79.467°W / 45.867; -79.467
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictParry Sound
Incorporated1889
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorLynda Carleton
 • Fed. ridingParry Sound-Muskoka
 • Prov. ridingParry Sound—Muskoka
Area
[1]
 • Land182.65 km2 (70.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
969
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0A
Area codes705, 249
Websitewww.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.

Etymology

This township in Parry Sound District was named by Sir Oliver Mowat in 1875 after 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 from 1843 to 1853.[2]

Communities

  • Bray Lake
  • Eagle Lake
  • King Lake
  • Maecks Subdivision

Demographics

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.[1]

Historical census populations – Machar, Ontario
YearPop.±%
1901 608—    
1911 415−31.7%
1921 436+5.1%
1931 401−8.0%
1941 358−10.7%
1951 318−11.2%
1956 318+0.0%
YearPop.±%
1961 358+12.6%
1966 346−3.4%
1971 447+29.2%
1976 612+36.9%
1981 678+10.8%
1986 730+7.7%
1991 827+13.3%
YearPop.±%
1996835+1.0%
2001849+1.7%
2006866+2.0%
2011923+6.6%
2016882−4.4%
2021969+9.9%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Machar, Ontario (Code 3549054) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  2. ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 202. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0.
  3. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006
  4. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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