McKellar is a township

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...

 and census subdivision in Parry Sound District, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. Per the 2001 Census, it has a population of 933.

McKellar is named for Archibald McKellar

Archibald McKellar

Archibald McKellar was briefly leader of Canada's Ontario Liberal Party from 1867 to 1868 and, unofficially, the first Leader of the Opposition in Ontario's new provincial legislature and went on to serve as Commissioner of Public Works in Ontario Premier Oliver Mowat's first government.He was...

 (1816-1894), a member of the legislative assemblies for the province of Canada

Province of Canada

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 (1857-1867) and Ontario (1867-1875).

Communities

McKellar is also the primary and largest community within the township, located along Provincial Highway 124. It was originally known as Armstrong's Rapids, but the name McKellar was given when the post office opened in the community in 1870.

Other population centres within the township are:

• Broadbent
• Hurdville

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 1080 (2001 to 2006 population change: 15.8 %)
• Population in 2001: 933
• Population in 1996: 939
• Population in 1991: 879

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 480 (total dwellings: 1515)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 92.6 %
• French as first language: 1.9 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 5.5 %

External links

• McKellar - A Rich History