Laird, Ontario
Laird | |
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| Township of Laird | |
Highway 17 through Laird Township | |
Laird | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′N 84°04′W / 46.383°N 84.067°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Settled | 1874 |
| Incorporated | 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shawn Evoy |
| • MP | Terry Sheehan (Liberal) |
| • MPP | Bill Rosenberg (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 103.25 km2 (39.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,121 |
| • Density | 10.9/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0S |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
Laird is a township and village in the Algoma District in Northern Ontario, Canada. The township had a population of 1,121 in the 2021 Canadian census, up from 1,047 in the 2016 census.
The township is named after David Laird.[2]
Communities
The township includes the named communities of Laird (46°23′52″N 84°03′33″W / 46.39778°N 84.05917°W)[3] and Neebish (46°21′23″N 84°06′21″W / 46.35639°N 84.10583°W).[4] It also includes a portion of Bar River, a small hamlet straddling the boundary between the townships of Laird and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laird had a population of 1,121 living in 470 of its 560 total private dwellings, a change of 7.1% from its 2016 population of 1,047. With a land area of 103.25 km2 (39.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.9/km2 (28.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,121 (+7.1% from 2016) | 1,047 (-0.9% from 2011) | 1,057 (-1.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 103.25 km2 (39.87 sq mi) | 102.48 km2 (39.57 sq mi) | 102.43 km2 (39.55 sq mi) |
| Population density | 10.9/km2 (28/sq mi) | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Median age | 50.4 (M: 49.2, F: 50.8) | 48.1 (M: 47.5, F: 48.7) | |
| Private dwellings | 560 (total) 470 (occupied) | 527 (total) | 610 (total) |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $87,680 |
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Transportation
Highway 17 passes through the township. Tarbutt is a neighbour of Laird and is separated by a low-grade dirt road called "Townline Road" which spurs into a road to Pine Island.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Laird, Ontario (Code 3557011) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ "Laird Township History". lairdtownship.ca. Laird Township. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Laird". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Neebish". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Laird census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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