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Casey is a
township
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in the Canadian province
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of Ontario
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, located within the Timiskaming District
Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from par ...
.
The township had a population of 368 in the Canada 2016 Census
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. The main communities in the township are Belle Vallée, Judge, and Pearson. The municipal offices are located in Belle Vallée.
The township is named after George Elliott Casey
George Elliott Casey (March 24, 1850 – November 30, 1903) was a Canadian journalist and political figure from Ontario. He represented Elgin West in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1900 as a Liberal member.
He was born in So ...
, member of the House of Commons of Canada
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from 1872 to 1900.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada
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, Casey had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Mother tongue (2006):
* English as first language: 28.6%
* French as first language: 71.4%
* English and French as first language: 0%
* Other as first language: 0%
See also
*List of townships in Ontario
This is a list of townships in the Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by census division.
Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District
Historical/Geographic Townships
*Abbott
*Aberdeen Additional
*Abigo
*Abotossaway
* ...
*List of francophone communities in Ontario
This is a list of francophone communities in the Canadian province of Ontario. Municipalities with a high percentage of French-speakers in Ontario are listed.
The provincial average of Ontarians whose mother tongue is French is 4.1%, with a to ...
References
External links
* Municipalities in Timiskaming District Single-tier municipalities in Ontario Township municipalities in Ontario {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub