Harris, Ontario
Harris | |
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| Township of Harris | |
Community centre in Harris | |
Harris | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′N 79°34′W / 47.567°N 79.567°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Timiskaming |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Chantal Despres |
| • Fed. riding | Nipissing—Timiskaming |
| • Prov. riding | Timiskaming—Cochrane |
| Area | |
| • Land | 49.81 km2 (19.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 530 |
| • Density | 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 705, 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]
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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
- ^ a b c d e "Harris, Ontario (Code 3554014) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ "Harris". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Harris, TP, Ontario (Census subdivision) 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ^ 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.