Laird, Ontario

Laird is a township and village in the Algoma District in Northern Ontario, Canada. The township had a population of 1,047 in the Canada 2016 Census, down from 1,057 in the 2011 census.

See also: Laird (disambiguation)
Laird
Township (single-tier)
Township of Laird
Highway 17 through Laird Township
Laird
Coordinates: 46°23′N 84°04′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictAlgoma
Settled1874
Incorporated1891
Government
 • MayorDick Beitz
 • MPCarol Hughes (NDP)
 • MPPMichael Mantha (NDP)
Area
 • Land102.48 km2 (39.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,047
 • Density10.2/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0S
Area code(s)705 and 249
Websitewww.lairdtownship.ca

Communities

The township includes the named communities of Laird and Neebish. 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
Canada census – Laird, Ontario community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 1,047 (-0.9% from 2011) 1,057 (-1.9% from 2006) 1,078 (5.6% from 2001)
Land area: 102.48 km2 (39.57 sq mi) 102.43 km2 (39.55 sq mi) 101.77 km2 (39.29 sq mi)
Population density: 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi)
Median age: 48.1 (M: 47.5, F: 48.7) 46.4 (M: 47.2, F: 46.1)
Total private dwellings: 527 610 640
Median household income: $87,680 $69,862
References: 2016[2] 2011[3] 2006[4] earlier[5]

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2016: 1,047
  • Population in 2011: 1,057
  • Population in 2006: 1,078
  • Population in 2001: 1,021
  • Population in 1996: 1,073
  • Population in 1991: 997

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
  1. "Laird census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  3. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  6. Statistics Canada:1996, 2001, 2006, [[Canada 2011 Census|2011] census


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