Cartier is a community in the

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, located in the

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approximately north of the northwestern city limits of

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along Highway 144.

Geography

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administered by a local services board, Cartier had a population of 302 in the

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. It is commonly considered to be part of Greater Sudbury's metropolitan area, but is not officially counted as such by Statistics Canada as it is not part of an incorporated municipality. Statistics Canada classifies the township as part of the Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part census subdivision. Halfway Lake Provincial Park is located approximately north of Cartier.

History

In 1885 the community was known as Archer. In 1888 it was officially named Cartier after the township, which was named to honour Sir

George-Étienne Cartier Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, (pronounced ; September 6, 1814May 20, 1873) was a Canadians, Canadian statesman and Fathers of Confederation, Father of Confederation. The English spelling of the name—George, instead of Georges, th ...

(1814–1873), joint premier of the province of Canada with Sir John A. Macdonald from 1857 to 1862. The township was named by surveyor H. B. Proudfoot.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Cartier had a population of 218 living in 103 of its 115 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 241. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Transportation

Prior to 1964, Cartier was the northern terminus of provincial highway 544 from Sudbury, which was renumbered as Highway 144 when it was extended northerly to Timmins. Cartier station, a stop-on-request station, is served by

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's Sudbury – White River train. Cartier is also a

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on Ontario Northland's motor coach service from Sudbury to Hearst.

References

{{authority control Communities in Sudbury District Designated places in Ontario Geographic townships in Ontario Local services boards in Ontario 1885 establishments in Ontario