Coleman, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Coleman is a township
in the northeastern part of the Canadian province of Ontario
. It is situated in the Timiskaming District
of Northern Ontario
. The township had a population of 580 in the Canada 2006 Census
.
It is located along Highway 11
and 11-B.
, the township has a land area of 177.60 square kilometres and a population density of 2.4 persons per square kilometre. The median age of the population is 47.6 years of age. The number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents is 248 (total dwellings: 341).
Mother tongue:
Population trend:
Township (Canada)
The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...
in the northeastern part of the Canadian province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It is situated in the Timiskaming District
Timiskaming District, Ontario
Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from parts of this district and parts of Thunder Bay...
of Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...
. The township had a population of 580 in the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
.
It is located along Highway 11
Highway 11 (Ontario)
King's Highway 11 is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. At , it is the second longest highway in the province after Highway 17. Highway 11 begins at Highway 400 in Barrie, and arches through northern Ontario, around Lake Superior, to the Ontario–Minnesota border...
and 11-B.
History
The community was first formed around 1906. The community was named after Florence Coleman Flumerfelt, the daughter of coal company president A.C. Flumerfelt. The township celebrated its first 100 years in 2006.Demographics
In the Canada 2006 CensusCanada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
, the township has a land area of 177.60 square kilometres and a population density of 2.4 persons per square kilometre. The median age of the population is 47.6 years of age. The number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents is 248 (total dwellings: 341).
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 77.0 %
- French as first language: 14.9 %
- English and French as first language: 4.6 %
- Other as first language: 3.5 %
Population trend:
- Population in 2006: 580
- Population in 2001: 550
- Population in 1996: 499 (or 534 when adjusted to 2001 boundaries)
- Population in 1991: 470