Machar, Ontario

See also: Machar

Machar is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Machar
Township (single-tier)
Township of Machar
Machar
Coordinates: 45°52′N 79°28′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Lynda Carleton
• Federal riding	Parry Sound-Muskoka
• Prov. riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area
• Land	182.65 km2 (70.52 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	969
• Density	5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	P0A
Area code(s)	705, 249
Website	www.townshipofmachar.ca

Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Machar surrounds but does not include the village of South River.

Communities

• Bray Lake
• Eagle Lake
• King Lake
• Maecks Subdivision

Demographics

Machar historical populations

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	827	—
1996	835	+1.0%
2001	849	+1.7%
2006	866	+2.0%
2011	923	+6.6%
2016	882	−4.4%
2021	969	+9.9%
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Machar had a population of 969 living in 459 of its 875 total private dwellings, a change of 9.9% from its 2016 population of 882. With a land area of 182.65 km² (70.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.3/km² (13.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Etymology

This township in Parry Sound District was named by Sir Oliver Mowat in 1875 for the Rev John Machar (1796-1863), a founder of the Presbyterian Church of Upper Canada in 1831 and of Queen's College (University) in 1841, where he served as principal, 1843-53.^[5]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario