Country Canada Time zone EST (UTC-5) Website www.machartownship.net | District Parry Sound Postal Code P0A Population 882 (2016) Area code 705 | |
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Machar is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.
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- Map of Machar ON Canada
- Communities
- Demographics
- Etymology
- References
Map of Machar, ON, Canada
Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Machar surrounds but does not include the village of South River.
The township had a population of 866 in the 2006 census, and increased 6.6% to 923 in the 2011 census.
Communities
Demographics
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 410 (total dwellings: 853)
Mother tongue:
Etymology
This township in Parry Sound District was named by Sir Oliver Mowat in 1875 for the Rev John Machar (1796-1863), a founder of the Presbyterian Church of Upper Canada in 1831 and of Queen's College (University) in 1841, where he served as principal, 1843-53.
References
Machar, Ontario Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA