Harris
Township (single-tier)
Township of Harris
Community centre in Harris
Community centre in Harris
Harris is located in Ontario
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
 • Federal ridingTimmins-James Bay
 • Prov. ridingTimiskaming—Cochrane
Area
[1]
 • Land49.88 km2 (19.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total545
 • Density10.9/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)705, 249

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

Harris is located directly east of the city of Temiskaming Shores on the northern shore of Lake Timiskaming. The township had a population of 523 in the Canada 2011 Census. 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.[2]

Harris, Ontario
Historical populations
YearPop.±%
1991 558—    
1996 553−0.9%
2001 518−6.3%
2006 512−1.2%
2011 523+2.1%
2016 545+4.2%
[3][4][1]

Mother tongue (2006):[5]

Countryside in Harris with Highway 65 in the distance.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Harris, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  4. ^ 2011 Census Profile
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profile". 13 March 2007.


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