Hurkett
Dispersed rural community
Derelict harbour of Hurkett
Derelict harbour of Hurkett
Hurkett is located in Ontario
Hurkett
Hurkett
Location of Hurkett in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 88°29′05″W / 48.84917°N 88.48472°W / 48.84917; -88.48472[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictThunder Bay
Area
[2]
 • Total52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total236
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code
P0T
Area code807

Hurkett is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the Unorganized part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on Black Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in geographic Stirling Township,[4] and is on Ontario Highway 582, a short spur off Ontario Highway 17. Hurkett is a designated place served by a local services board,[5] and has a population of 236.[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hurkett had a population of 94 living in 51 of its 75 total private dwellings, a change of -56.1% from its 2016 population of 214. With a land area of 53.08 km2 (20.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

Canada census – Hurkett community profile
2011
Population236 (-17.2% from 2006)
Land area52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi)
Population density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Median age49.7 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2)
Private dwellings121 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011[6] earlier[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Hurkett". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  2. ^ a b "Hurkett, Ontario (Code 350027) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  3. ^ Elevation taken from Google Earth at coordinates given in the Infobox. Accessed 2015-07-12.
  4. ^ "Stirling" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  5. ^ "Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737". Canadian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  6. ^ a b "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

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