Harris, Ontario

Harris
Township of Harris
Community centre in Harris
Harris
Coordinates: 47°34′N 79°34′W / 47.567°N 79.567°W / 47.567; -79.567
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictTimiskaming
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorChantal Despres
 • Fed. ridingNipissing—Timiskaming
 • Prov. ridingTimiskaming—Cochrane
Area
 • Land49.81 km2 (19.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
530
 • Density10.6/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes705, 249

Harris is a township in the Timiskaming District in the Canadian province of Ontario.[2]

Harris is located directly east of the city of Temiskaming Shores on the northern shore of Lake Timiskaming. The township's main settlement is the community of Sutton Bay.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Harris had a population of 530 living in 205 of its 217 total private dwellings, a change of -2.8% from its 2016 population of 545. With a land area of 49.81 km2 (19.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.6/km2 (27.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Mother tongue (2021):[1]

  • English as first language: 66.0%
  • French as first language: 30.2%
  • English and French as first languages: 0.9%
  • Other as first language: 1.9%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Harris, Ontario (Code 3554014) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  2. ^ "Harris". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  4. ^ "Harris, TP, Ontario (Census subdivision) 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  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.