Laird
Township of Laird
Highway 17 through Laird Township
Highway 17 through Laird Township
Laird is located in Ontario
Laird
Laird
Coordinates: 46°23′N 84°04′W / 46.383°N 84.067°W / 46.383; -84.067
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictAlgoma
Settled1874
Incorporated1891
Government
  MayorShawn Evoy
  MPCarol Hughes (NDP)
  MPPMichael Mantha (NDP)
Area
  Land102.48 km2 (39.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total1,047
  Density10.2/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0S
Area code(s)705 and 249
Websitewww.lairdtownship.ca

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.

Communities

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.

Demographics

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]

Canada census – Laird community profile
202120162011
Population1,121 (+7.1% from 2016)1,047 (-0.9% from 2011)1,057 (-1.9% from 2006)
Land area103.25 km2 (39.87 sq mi)102.48 km2 (39.57 sq mi)102.43 km2 (39.55 sq mi)
Population density10.9/km2 (28/sq mi)10.2/km2 (26/sq mi)10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
Median age50.4 (M: 49.2, F: 50.8)48.1 (M: 47.5, F: 48.7)
Private dwellings560 (total)  470 (occupied)527 (total)  610 (total) 
Median household income$103,000$87,680
References: 2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5] earlier[6][7]

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

Transportation

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Laird census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. Statistics Canada:1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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