Tarbutt

Township in Ontario, Canada

46°21′N 84°00′W / 46.350°N 84.000°W / 46.350; -84.000CountryCanadaProvinceOntarioDistrictAlgomaIncorporatedOctober 9, 1956Government

• MayorLennox Smith • Federal ridingAlgoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing • Prov. ridingAlgoma—ManitoulinArea

^[1]

• Land52.82 km² (20.39 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[1]

• Total534 • Density10.1/km² (26/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Postal Code

P0R

Area code(s)705 and 249Websitewww.tarbutt.ca

Tarbutt (formerly known as Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional) is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District. The township is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Sault Ste. Marie.

Its population centres are Port Findlay and MacLennan. It is the only municipality along the North Channel of Lake Huron which includes no residential communities located directly along Highway 17; MacLennan is located north of the highway at the intersection of MacLennan Road and Government Road, while Port Findlay is located at the south end of MacLennan Road along the waterfront.

In December 2016, the municipal council adopted a by-law to change the name of the township from The Corporation of the Township of Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional to the Corporation of the Township of Tarbutt, effective in January 2017.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional had a population of 573 living in 239 of its 398 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2016 population of 534. With a land area of 52.79 km² (20.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.9/km² (28.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Canada census – Tarbutt community profile

	2016	2011
Population	534 (+34.8% from 2011)	396 (+2.1% from 2006)
Land area	52.82 km² (20.39 sq mi)	53.14 km² (20.52 sq mi)
Population density	10.1/km² (26/sq mi)	7.5/km² (19/sq mi)
Median age	47.6 (M: 49.6, F: 46.1)
Private dwellings	400 (total)	309 (total)
Median household income	$88,320

References: 2016^[4] 2011^[5] earlier^[6]^[7]

Historical census populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1986	341	—
1991	439	+28.7%
1996	442	+0.7%
2001	466	+5.4%
2006	388	−16.7%
2011	396	+2.1%
2016	534	+34.8%
Source: Statistics Canada^[1]^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^ "Minutes of the Regular Meeting December 14th 2016" (PDF). www.tarbutt.ca. Township of Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
^ "Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-17.