Kerns, Ontario

Kerns
Township of Kerns
Kerns township
Kerns
Coordinates: 47°36′30″N 79°48′00″W / 47.6083°N 79.8°W / 47.6083; -79.8
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictTimiskaming
Government
 • ReeveTerry Phillips
 • Fed. ridingNipissing—Timiskaming
 • Prov. ridingTimiskaming—Cochrane
Area
 • Land90.66 km2 (35.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
330
 • Density3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
P0J 1P0
Area code(s)705
Websitekerns.ca

Kerns is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located within the Timiskaming District, Kerns is located directly northwest of the city of Temiskaming Shores. Its primary named settlements are the communities of Highland, Milberta, and McCool.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kerns had a population of 330 living in 121 of its 129 total private dwellings, a change of -7.8% from its 2016 population of 358. With a land area of 90.66 km2 (35.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Canada census – Kerns community profile
202120162011
Population330 (-7.8% from 2016)358 (-0.3% from 2011)359 (10.5% from 2006)
Land area90.66 km2 (35.00 sq mi)90.64 km2 (35.00 sq mi)90.44 km2 (34.92 sq mi)
Population density3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Median age39.2 (M: 41.2, F: 38.4)39.8 (M: 39.5, F: 40.0)37.5 (M: 37.4, F: 38.0)
Private dwellings129 (total)  121 (occupied)133 (total)  135 (total) 
Median household income$77,000$63,872$56,797
References: 2021[2] 2016[3] 2011[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kerns, Ontario (Code 3554024) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  2. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  3. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  4. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  5. ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  6. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.