Armour, Ontario

Armour (2021 population 1,459) is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario.^[2][5][6]

Armour
Township municipality (single-tier)
Township of Armour
Municipal office
Etymology: John Douglas Armour.[1]
Armour Location in Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°37′44″N 79°20′38″W[2]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Incorporated	1998 (1998)
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Rod Ward
• MP	Scott Aitchison (CPC)
• MPP	Graydon Smith (OPC)
Area [3]
• Land	163.52 km2 (63.14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	1,459
• Density	8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code span	P0A
Area codes	705, 249
Website	www.armourtownship.ca

Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, the township surrounds but does not include the village of Burk's Falls. It was named in honour of Judge John Douglas Armour.^[1]

Communities

The township includes the communities of Berriedale, Carss, Chetwynd, Katrine and Pickerel Lake.

Katrine overlooks Doe Lake, which is located on the west side of the village. Three Mile Lake and Deer Lake are located about 5 km east of the village. There is also a small public beach on Doe Lake, and a community centre located on Ontario Highway 11.^[7]

Demographics

Armour, Ontario historical populations

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,403	—
1996	1,464	+4.3%
2001	1,326	−9.4%
2006	1,249	−5.8%
2011	1,372	+9.8%
2016	1,414	+3.1%
2021	1,459	+3.2%
[8][3][9]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Armour had a population of 1,459 living in 667 of its 1,087 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 1,414. With a land area of 163.52 km² (63.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.9/km² (23.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[10]

Mother tongue (2006):^[11]

• English as first language: 92.4%
• French as first language: 2.4%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 5.2%

See also

• List of municipalities in Ontario
• List of townships in Ontario