Hurkett is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the Unorganized part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on Black Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in geographic Stirling Township,[4] and is on Ontario Highway 582, a short spur off Ontario Highway 17. Hurkett is a designated place served by a local services board,[5] and has a population of 236.[6]
Hurkett | |
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Dispersed rural community | |
Derelict harbour of Hurkett | |
Hurkett Location of Hurkett in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 88°29′05″W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 236 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal code | P0T |
| Area code | 807 |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hurkett had a population of 94 living in 51 of its 75 total private dwellings, a change of -56.1% from its 2016 population of 214. With a land area of 53.08 km2 (20.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
| 2011 | |
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| Population | 236 (-17.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi) |
| Population density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Median age | 49.7 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2) |
| Total private dwellings | 121 |
| Median household income |
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