Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional | |
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| Township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional | |
 Municipal office in Echo Bay | |
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| Coordinates: 46°29′N 84°04′W / 46.483°N 84.067°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Settled | mid 19th century |
| Incorporated | 1899 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Lynn Watson |
| • MP | Terry Sheehan (Liberal) |
| • MPP | Bill Rosenberg (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 163.26 km2 (63.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,513 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0S 1C0 |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | echobay.ca  |
The Big Loonie in Echo Bay.
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is a township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. Originally surveyed as separate geographical townships, Macdonald and Meredith were incorporated as a single, municipal township in 1892. The geographical township of Aberdeen Additional was added to Macdonald and Meredith township in 1899 to create the municipal township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.[2]
Macdonald township was named after John A. Macdonald, while Meredith township was named after William Ralph Meredith.[2]
Communities
[edit]The township encompasses the unincorporated communities of Echo Bay (46°29′08″N 84°04′02″W / 46.48556°N 84.06722°W),[3] Echo River (46°30′35″N 84°02′15″W / 46.50972°N 84.03750°W),[4] and Sylvan Valley (46°28′15″N 83°59′22″W / 46.47083°N 83.98944°W).[5]
Echo Bay, the township's main population centre, is located on the shores of the eponymous Echo Bay and Lake George. The community is home to a big loonie, similar to the Big Nickel in Sudbury, around 260 kilometres (160 mi) eastward. Robert-Ralph Carmichael, one of the Canadian dollar coin's designers, lived near Echo Bay.
Bar River (46°26′30″N 84°01′34″W / 46.44167°N 84.02611°W)[6] is a small hamlet straddling the boundary between the townships of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional and Laird.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional had a population of 1,513 living in 603 of its 803 total private dwellings, a change of −6% from its 2016 population of 1,609. With a land area of 163.26 km2 (63.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.3/km2 (24.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,513 (−6.0% from 2016) | 1,609 (9.9% from 2011) | 1,464 (−5.5% from 2006) |
| Land area | 163.26 km2 (63.04 sq mi) | 164.05 km2 (63.34 sq mi) | 163.52 km2 (63.14 sq mi) |
| Population density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Median age | 45.6 (M: 44.8, F: 46.0) | 45.3 (M: 43.0, F: 46.2) | |
| Private dwellings | 803 (total) 603 (occupied) | 860 (total) | 797 (total) |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $74,496 |
Historical census populations – Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Statistics Canada[1][10][11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]- List of townships in Ontario
- Campbellford: Location for a Giant Toonie Monument, similar to the Big Loonie.
- Big Nickel: Located in Sudbury, Ontario.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional (Code 3557051) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ a b "History". echobay.ca. Township of Macdonald, Meredith & Aberdeen Additional. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Echo Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Echo River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Sylvan Valley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Bar River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
External links
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Media related to Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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