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St. Charles, Ontario

Coordinates: 46°21′N 80°25′W / 46.350°N 80.417°W / 46.350; -80.417
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St. Charles
Municipality (single-tier)
Municipality of St. Charles
Municipalité de St-Charles
Motto: 
Fides Virtus Fortitudo
St. Charles is located in Ontario
St. Charles
St. Charles
Coordinates: 46°21′N 80°25′W / 46.350°N 80.417°W / 46.350; -80.417
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictSudbury
IncorporatedJanuary 1, 1999
Government
 • TypeTown
 • MayorPaul Branconnier
 • Governing BodySt Charles Municipal Council
 • MPMarc Serré (Liberal)
 • MPPJohn Vanthof (NDP)
Area
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 • Land314.46 km2 (121.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,357
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code705
Websitewww.stcharlesontario.ca Edit this at Wikidata

St. Charles is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District.

It was created on January 1, 1999, by the amalgamation of the incorporated townships of Casimir, Jennings, and Appleby, as well as a strip of unorganized territory on the West Arm of Lake Nipissing. Along with the municipalities of Markstay-Warren and French River, it is part of the region known as Sudbury East.[2]

The town had a population of 1,357 in the 2021 Canadian census. Franco-Ontarians, or Ontarians who speak French as their mother tongue, make up 41% of the population.[1]

In addition to the primary townsite at St. Charles, the municipality also includes the smaller communities of Casimir and West Arm.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St.-Charles had a population of 1,357 living in 621 of its 788 total private dwellings, a change of 6.9% from its 2016 population of 1,269. With a land area of 314.46 km2 (121.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.3/km2 (11.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Canada census – St. Charles, Ontario community profile
202120162011
Population1,357 (+6.9% from 2016)1,269 (-1.0% from 2011)1,282 (+10.6% from 2006)
Land area314.46 km2 (121.41 sq mi)321.75 km2 (124.23 sq mi)321.54 km2 (124.15 sq mi)
Population density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Median age55.6 (M: 55.6, F: 55.2)53.5 (M: 53.3, F: 53.8)48.7 (M: 48.4, F: 49.1)
Private dwellings788 (total)  621 (occupied)818 (total)  573 (occupied)759 (total)  542 (occupied)
Median household income$76,000$57,280
References: 2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5] earlier[6][7]
Historical census populations – St. Charles, Ontario
YearPop.±%
2001 1,245—    
2006 1,159−6.9%
2011 1,282+10.6%
2016 1,269−1.0%
2021 1,357+6.9%
Source: Statistics Canada[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "St. Charles, Ontario (Code 3552004) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  2. ^ Sudbury East Planning Board.
  3. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  4. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  5. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  6. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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