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McMurrich/Monteith is a municipality and census subdivision in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

McMurrich/Monteith
Township (single-tier)
Township of McMurrich/Monteith
Sprucedale
McMurrich/Monteith
Coordinates: 45°27′N 79°29′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Incorporated	January 1, 1998
Government
• Type	Township
• Reeve	Ron Walton
• Federal riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
• Prov. riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area [1]
• Land	275.26 km2 (106.28 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	907
• Density	3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	P0A
Area code(s)	705, 249
Website	www.mcmurrichmonteith.com

The municipality was formed in 1998 through an amalgamation of the former Township of McMurrich and the eastern two-thirds of the unincorporated Township of Monteith. The remaining portion of Monteith became part of Seguin. Part of the area's name is named for John McMurrich.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Axe Lake, Banbury, Bear Lake, Bourdeau, Haldane Hill, McMurrich, Sprucedale and Whitehall.

Demographics

McMurrich/Monteith historical populations

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	723	—
2001	766	+5.9%
2006	791	+3.3%
2011	779	−1.5%
2016	824	+5.8%
2021	907	+10.1%
[2][3][4]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, McMurrich/Monteith had a population of 907 living in 410 of its 735 total private dwellings, a change of 10.1% from its 2016 population of 824. With a land area of 275.26 km² (106.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km² (8.5/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Mother tongue statistics for the 2006 census [6] are as follows:

• English as first language: 90.6%
• French as first language: 1.9%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 7.5%

Lakes

• Doe Lake
• Buck Lake
• Axe Lake
• Johnson Lake
• Hunters Lake
• Bear Lake
• Horn Lake

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

External links

• Official website

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