Machin is a
township
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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, located in the
Kenora District
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It is geographically the largest division in Ontario: at , it covers 38 percent of the province's area, making it large ...
west of
Dryden
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.
The main communities in Machin township are Eagle River, Minnitaki, and
Vermilion Bay. The junction of
Highway 17 and
Highway 105 is located in Machin, just east of Vermilion Bay.
File:Minnitaki ON.JPG, Minnitaki, Ontario
File:Vermilion Bay ON.JPG, Vermilion Bay, Ontario
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Machin 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.
Historic populations:
[Statistics Canada: Canada 1996 Census]
* Population in 2016: 971
* Population in 2011: 935
* Population in 2006: 978
* Population in 2001: 1,143
* Population in 1996: 1,117
* Population in 1991: 1,127
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
* ...
References
External links
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Municipalities in Kenora District
Single-tier municipalities in Ontario
Township municipalities in Ontario
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