Val Rita-Harty

Val Rita-Harty is a township municipality in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.^{[1][3][4][5][6]}

Val Rita-Harty
Township municipality (single-tier)
Township of Val Rita-Harty Canton de Val Rita-Harty
Val Rita
Motto:  In Uno Spiritu (Latin: "One in spirit")
Val Rita-Harty Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 49°29′02″N 82°37′47″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Cochrane
Settled	1922 (1922)
Incorporated	1973
Government
• Mayor	Johanne Baril
• MPs	Carol Hughes (NDP)
• MPPs	Guy Bourgouin (NDP)
Area [2]
• Land	381.19 km2 (147.18 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	762
• Density	2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone (EDT))
Postal code	P0L 2G0
Area code(s)	705, 249
Website	www.valharty.ca

Welcome sign in Harty

The township consists of two communities, Val Rita and Harty, both located along Highway 11 between Opasatika and Kapuskasing. It was incorporated as a township in 1973, following a failed community effort in 1964 to request incorporation as a municipality.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Val Rita-Harty had a population of 757 living in 326 of its 382 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 762. With a land area of 378.89 km² (146.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.0/km² (5.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

	2016	2011
Population	762 (-6.7% from 2011)	817 (-13.0% from 2006)
Land area	381.18 km2 (147.17 sq mi)	382.71 km2 (147.77 sq mi)
Population density	2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi)	2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Median age	46.6 (M: 47.2, F: 45.9)
Private dwellings	330 (total)	368 (total)
Median household income	$66,560

Canada census – Val Rita-Harty (3556070) community profile

References: 2016^[2] 2011^[8] earlier^[9][10]

Population:^[11]

• Population in 2016: 762 (-6.7% from 2011)
• Population in 2011: 817 (-13.0% from 2006)
• Population in 2006: 939 (-8.1% from 2001)
• Population in 2001: 1,012 (-9.0% from 1996)
• Population in 1996: 1,112
• Population in 1991: 1,178

Mother tongue (as of 2016^[update]):^[2]

• English as first language: 22.2%
• French as first language: 74.5%
• English and French as first language: 1.3%
• Other as first language: 2%

See also

• List of townships in Ontario
• List of francophone communities in Ontario

References

1. "Val Rita-Harty". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
2. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
3. "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
4. "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
5. Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
6. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
11. Statistics Canada: 1996 census

External links

• Official website