McDougall is a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in central
Ontario
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,
Canada
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, on the
Parry Sound
Parry Sound is a sound or bay of Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada. It is highly irregularly shaped with many deep bays and islands. Killbear Provincial Park is located on the large peninsula that separates the sound from Georgian B ...
in the
District of Parry Sound
Parry Sound District is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its boundaries are District of Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District to the north-northwest, the French River and Lake Nipissing in the north, Nipissing Distric ...
. It was named after
William McDougall, one of the Fathers of Confederation.
In 2000, the Township of McDougall amalgamated with the unorganized geographic township of Ferguson, and created the Municipality of McDougall.
Communities
The township comprises the communities of Badger's Corners,
Nobel, and Waubamik.
Demographics
*Mother tongue:
** English as first language: 93.3%
** French as first language: 1.5%
** English and French as first language: 0.6%
** Other as first language: 4.6%
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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mcdougall, Ontario
1872 establishments in Ontario
Municipalities in Parry Sound District
Single-tier municipalities in Ontario
Township municipalities in Ontario