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]
Hurkett | |
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Dispersed rural community | |
Derelict harbour of Hurkett | |
Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 88°29′05″W / 48.84917°N 88.48472°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Thunder Bay |
Area | |
• Total | 52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 236 |
• Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
Postal code | P0T |
Area code | 807 |
Demographics
editIn 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Hurkett". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ^ a b "Hurkett, Ontario (Code 350027) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-09-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Elevation taken from Google Earth at coordinates given in the Infobox. Accessed 2015-07-12.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737". Canadian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ a b "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 2, 2022.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
Other map sources:
- Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2015-07-12.