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Country
  
Canada

Incorporated
  
1998

Postal code span
  
P0A

Population
  
1,414 (2016)

Area code
  
705

District
  
Parry Sound

Time zone
  
EST (UTC-5)

Website
  
www.armourtownship.ca

Province
  
Ontario

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Armour (2011 population 1,372) is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Map of Armour, ON, Canada

Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, the township surrounds but does not include the village of Burk's Falls. It was named in honour of Judge John Douglas Armour.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Berriedale, Carss, Chetwynd, Katrine and Pickerel Lake.

Katrine overlooks Doe Lake, which is located on the west side of the village. Three Mile Lake and Deer Lake are located about 5 km east of the village. There is also a small public beach on Doe Lake, and a community centre located on Highway 11.

Demographics

Population trend:

  • Population in 2011: 1372 (2006 to 2011 population change: 9.8%)
  • Population in 2006: 1249
  • Population in 2001: 1326
  • Population in 1996: 1464
  • Population in 1991: 1403

    • Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 607 (total dwellings: 1074)

    Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 92.4%
  • French as first language: 2.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 5.2%

    • References

    Armour, Ontario Wikipedia
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