Laird, Ontario
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 km (39.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.9/km (28.1/sq mi) in 2021.
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 1,121 (+7.1% from 2016) | 1,047 (-0.9% from 2011) | 1,057 (-1.9% from 2006) |
Land area | 103.25 km (39.87 sq mi) | 102.48 km (39.57 sq mi) | 102.43 km (39.55 sq mi) |
Population density | 10.9/km (28/sq mi) | 10.2/km (26/sq mi) | 10.3/km (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 |
References: 2021 2016 2011
Population trend:
- 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ Statistics Canada:1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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