Hurkett

Hurkett is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the Unorganized part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is on Black Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in geographic Stirling Township,^[4] and is on Ontario Highway 582, a short spur off Ontario Highway 17. Hurkett is a designated place served by a local services board,^[5] and has a population of 236.^[6]

Hurkett
Dispersed rural community
Derelict harbour of Hurkett
Hurkett Location of Hurkett in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 88°29′05″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Area [2]
• Total	52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	193 m (633 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	236
• Density	4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code	P0T
Area code	807

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hurkett had a population of 94 living in 51 of its 75 total private dwellings, a change of -56.1% from its 2016 population of 214. With a land area of 53.08 km² (20.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km² (4.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

	2011
Population	236 (-17.2% from 2006)
Land area	52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi)
Population density	4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Median age	49.7 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2)
Private dwellings	121 (total)
Median household income

Canada census – Hurkett community profile

References: 2011^[6] earlier^[8][9]

See also

• Ontario portal

• List of unincorporated communities in Ontario

References

1. "Hurkett". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
2. "Hurkett, Ontario (Code 350027) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-09-24.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. Elevation taken from Google Earth at coordinates given in the Infobox. Accessed 2015-07-12.
4. "Stirling" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
5. "Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737". Canadian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 2, 2022.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

Other map sources:

• Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2015-07-12.