Machar is a township

Township (Canada)

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 in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Ontario

Ontario

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Located in the Parry Sound District

Parry Sound District, Ontario

Parry Sound District is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its seat is Parry Sound. Its boundaries are Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District, the French River and Lake Nipissing in the north, Nipissing District, Ontario and North Bay in the north and east and parts of...

, Machar surrounds but does not include the village of South River

South River, Ontario

South River is a village located on Highway 11 near Algonquin Park in the Parry Sound District of Ontario, Canada. It is about a half hour drive south of North Bay or a three hour drive north of Toronto. South River claims to be the second busiest entrance to the Algonquin Park...

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The township had a population of 849 in the 2001 Canadian census

Canada 2001 Census

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, and 866 in the 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...

. As of March, 2008, the township's website estimated the population to be 782.http://www.machartownship.net/guide.html

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 866 (2001 to 2006 population change: 2.0 %)
• Population in 2001: 849
• Population in 1996: 835
• Population in 1991: 827

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 379 (total dwellings: 837)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 94.7 %
• French as first language: 5.3 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 0 %

External links

• Machar Township
• Almaguin Highlands Communities, Almaguin Highlands Regional Portal