Township municipality in Ontario, Canada
Coleman is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated in the Timiskaming District of Northeastern Ontario. The township had a population of 595 in the Canada 2016 Census.[1][3][4][5][6]
It is located along Highway 11 and 11-B.[4][6]
History
The community was first formed around 1906. The township is named after geologist A. P. Coleman, who did extensive work in the region in the late 1800s. Coleman also mapped the Sudbury Basin, leading to important nickel discoveries, and proved conclusively that the area had been repeatedly glaciated. The township celebrated its first 100 years in 2006.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Coleman had a population of 517 living in 236 of its 295 total private dwellings, a change of -13.1% from its 2016 population of 595. With a land area of 177.95 km2 (68.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
Canada census – Coleman community profile
| Population | 517 (-13.1% from 2016) | 595 (-0.3% from 2011) | 597 (+10.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 177.95 km2 (68.71 sq mi) | 178.89 km2 (69.07 sq mi) | 178.82 km2 (69.04 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.0 (M: 56.0, F: 56.0) | 52.5 (M: 52.3, F: 52.8) | 47.6 (M: , F: ) |
| Private dwellings | 295 (total) 236 (occupied) | 338 (total) | 325 (total) |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $67,840 | |
Coleman, Ontario - Historical populations| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1986 | 441 | — |
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| 1991 | 470 | +6.6% |
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| 1996 | 499 | +6.2% |
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| 2001 | 550 | +10.2% |
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| 2006 | 580 | +5.5% |
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| 2011 | 597 | +2.9% |
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| 2016 | 595 | −0.3% |
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| [13][14][2] 1996 population would be 534 if boundaries of 2001 were used |
Mother tongue (2006):[15]
- English as first language: 77.0%
- French as first language: 14.9%
- English and French as first language: 4.6%
- Other as first language: 3.5%
