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Township in Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calvin is a township in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattawa River in Nipissing District. The township took its name from Delino Dexter Calvin, an Ontario lumber merchant and MPP based in Frontenac County.
Calvin | |
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Township of Calvin | |
Coordinates: 46°14′N 78°56′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Nipissing |
Government | |
• Mayor | Richard Gould |
Area | |
• Total | 140.98 km2 (54.43 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 516 |
• Density | 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
Postal code | P0H 1V0 |
Area code | 705 |
Website | www |
In 2007, Calvin, along with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Papineau-Cameron, Mattawan and Bonfield cooperated to create a newly branded Mattawa Voyageur Country tourist region in order to promote the area.[2]
The township comprises the communities of Eau Claire and Eau Claire Station.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Calvin had a population of 557 living in 227 of its 263 total private dwellings, a change of 7.9% from its 2016 population of 516. With a land area of 140.13 km2 (54.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.0/km2 (10.3/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 557 (+7.9% from 2016) | 516 (-9.2% from 2011) | 568 (-6.6% from 2006) |
Land area | 140.13 km2 (54.10 sq mi) | 140.98 km2 (54.43 sq mi) | 140.69 km2 (54.32 sq mi) |
Population density | 4/km2 (10/sq mi) | 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
Median age | 50.0 (M: 51.6, F: 47.2) | 47.0 (M: 48.0, F: 45.0) | |
Private dwellings | 263 (total) 227 (occupied) | 251 (total) | 251 (total) |
Median household income | $72,000 | $48,768 |