Conmee is a
township in the
Canadian province of
Ontario, located within the
Thunder Bay District.
The township was named after
James Conmee (October 13, 1848 – July 23, 1913 - an Ontario businessman and political figure) and is part of the city of
Thunder Bay's
Census Metropolitan Area. Its main named settlements were the communities of Mokomon and Hume, now historical footnotes in Conmee's development.
Conmee Township was home to a
Summer Solstice
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festival during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Although the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere officially occurs around the 21st of June, Conmee's festival would take place over the "
Victoria Day" long weekend, at a location colloquially known as "Mokomon's Farm", where people would set up tents in the fields and meadows, local folk and rock music bands would provide entertainment, and local crafts persons would display their art.
In 2013, Conmee commemorated its 100th Anniversary since incorporation through several community activities.
In 2017, Canada Census 2016 showed a 7.2% population growth since 2011.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Conmee 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.
See also
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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
* ...
References
External links
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Municipalities in Thunder Bay District
Single-tier municipalities in Ontario
Township municipalities in Ontario
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