Municipality in Ontario, Canada
| St. Charles | |
|---|---|
| Municipality (single-tier) | |
| Municipality of St. Charles Municipalité de St-Charles | |
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  St. Charles | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′N 80°25′W / 46.350°N 80.417°W / 46.350; -80.417 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Sudbury |
| Incorporated | 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Mayor | Nathaniel Hefferman |
| • Governing Body | St Charles Municipal Council |
| • MP | Marc Serré (Liberal) |
| • MPP | John Vanthof (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 321.75 km (124.23 sq mi) |
| • Water | 321.74 km (124.22 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,269 |
| • Density | 3.9/km (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 705 |
| Website | stcharlesontario |
St. Charles is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District.
It was created on January 1, 1999 by amalgamating the political townships of Casimir, Jennings and Appleby as well as a strip of unorganized territory on the West Arm of Lake Nipissing. Along with the municipalities of Markstay-Warren and French River, it is part of the region known as Sudbury East.
The town had a population of 1,269 in the Canada 2016 Census. Franco-Ontarians, or Ontarians who speak French as their mother tongue, make up the majority of the population.
In addition to the primary townsite at St. Charles, the municipality also includes the smaller communities of Casimir and West Arm.
| 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 12 (-1.0% from 2011) | 13 (+10.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 321.75 km (124.23 sq mi) | 321.54 km (124.15 sq mi) |
| Population density | 0.1/km (0.26/sq mi) | 0.01/km (0.026/sq mi) |
| Median age | 53.5 (M: 53.3, F: 53.8) | 48.7 (M: 48.4, F: 49.1) |
| Private dwellings | 5 (total) | 2 (total) |
| Median household income | $57,280 |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St.-Charles had a population of 1,357 living in 621 of its 788 total private dwellings, a change of 6.9% from its 2016 population of 1,269. With a land area of 314.46 km (121.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.3/km (11.2/sq mi) in 2021.
See also
References
- "2011 Census Profile". 8 February 2012.
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: St.-Charles, Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- Sudbury East Planning Board.
- "2011 Census Profile". 8 February 2012.
- "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
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