Laird is a

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and village in the

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, Canada. The township had a population of 1,047 in the

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, down from 1,057 in the 2011 census.

Communities

The township includes the named communities of Laird and Neebish. It also includes a portion of Bar River, a small

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straddling the boundary between the townships of Laird and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Laird 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. Population trend:Statistics Canada:

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census * Population in 2016: 1,047 * Population in 2011: 1,057 * Population in 2006: 1,078 * Population in 2001: 1,021 * Population in 1996: 1,073 * Population in 1991: 997

Transportation

Highway 17 passes through the township. Tarbutt is a neighbour of Laird and is separated by a low-grade dirt road called "Townline Road" which spurs into a road to Pine Island.

References

External links

* {{Algoma District Municipalities in Algoma District Single-tier municipalities in Ontario Township municipalities in Ontario

Communities

Demographics

Transportation

See also

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