Baldwin, Ontario

Baldwin
Township (single-tier)
Township of Baldwin
Residential side street in McKerrow
Baldwin
Coordinates: 46°19′N 81°45′W / 46.317°N 81.750°W / 46.317; -81.750Coordinates: 46°19′N 81°45′W / 46.317°N 81.750°W / 46.317; -81.750
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Sudbury
Incorporated 1927
Government
 • Reeve Vern Gorham
 • Federal riding Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
 • Prov. riding Algoma—Manitoulin
Area[1]
 • Land 83.20 km2 (32.12 sq mi)
Population (2016)[1]
 • Total 620
 • Density 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code P0P 1M0
Area code(s) 705 and 249
Website www.townshipofbaldwin.ca

Baldwin (2016 population 620) is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located in Sudbury District north of Espanola, the township's two main communities and population centres are McKerrow and Lorne.

The junction of Ontario Highway 17 and Ontario Highway 6 is in Baldwin, just west of McKerrow.

An old abandoned fire tower still stands north of McKerrow on Agnew Lake.

The township is part of the federal riding of Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing (MP Carol Hughes) and the provincial riding of Algoma—Manitoulin (MPP Michael Mantha).

Demographics

Population trend:[2]

  • Population in 2011: 551 (2006 to 2011 population change: -0.5 %)
  • Population in 2006: 554
  • Population in 2001: 624
  • Population in 1996: 694
  • Population in 1991: 692

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Census Profile
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

  • "Baldwin". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  • "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 41I5". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
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