Laird,_Ontario
Laird, Ontario
Township in Ontario, Canada
Laird is a township and village in the Algoma District in Northern Ontario, Canada. The township had a population of 1,047 in the Canada 2016 Census, down from 1,057 in the 2011 census.
Laird | |
|---|---|
| Township of Laird | |
Highway 17 through Laird Township | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′N 84°04′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Settled | 1874 |
| Incorporated | 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shawn Evoy |
| • MP | Carol Hughes (NDP) |
| • MPP | Michael Mantha (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 102.48 km2 (39.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,047 |
| • Density | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0S |
| Area code(s) | 705 and 249 |
| Website | www.lairdtownship.ca |
The township includes the named communities of Laird and Neebish. It also includes a portion of Bar River, a small hamlet straddling the boundary between the townships of Laird and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laird had a population of 1,121 living in 470 of its 560 total private dwellings, a change of 7.1% from its 2016 population of 1,047. With a land area of 103.25 km2 (39.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.9/km2 (28.1/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,121 (+7.1% from 2016) | 1,047 (-0.9% from 2011) | 1,057 (-1.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 103.25 km2 (39.87 sq mi) | 102.48 km2 (39.57 sq mi) | 102.43 km2 (39.55 sq mi) |
| Population density | 10.9/km2 (28/sq mi) | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Median age | 50.4 (M: 49.2, F: 50.8) | 48.1 (M: 47.5, F: 48.7) | |
| Private dwellings | 560 (total) 470 (occupied) | 527 (total) | 610 (total) |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $87,680 |
Population trend:[8]
- Population in 2016: 1,047
- Population in 2011: 1,057
- Population in 2006: 1,078
- Population in 2001: 1,021
- Population in 1996: 1,073
- Population in 1991: 997
Highway 17 passes through the township. Tarbutt is a neighbour of Laird and is separated by a low-grade dirt road called "Townline Road" which spurs into a road to Pine Island.
- "Laird census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- "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 2019-06-04.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
