Township in Ontario, Canada
Opasatika is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario , located in the Cochrane District on the Opasatika River, a tributary of the Missinaibi River .[ 2] [ 3]
The main communities in the township are Opasatika and Lowther, both located along Highway 11 between Mattice and Harty . The ghost town of Reesor Siding , site of the 1963 Reesor Siding incident , is at the western edge of the township. The former Canadian Forces Station Lowther was located in the municipality.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Opasatika had a population of 2 (126.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 2 (1.6/sq mi) in 2021.[ 1]
Canada census – Opasatika community profile
Population 200 (-11.5% from 2016) 226 (+5.6% from 2011) 214 (-23.6% from 2006)
Land area 327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi) 330.44 km2 (127.58 sq mi) 329.98 km2 (127.41 sq mi)
Population density 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Median age 57.2 (M: 58.0, F: 56.8) 53.7 (M: 53.2, F: 54.5)
Private dwellings 110 (total) 101 (occupied) 132 (total) 120 (total)
Median household income $52,096
Historical census populations – OpasatikaYear 1976 740 — 1981 681 −8.0% 1986 647 −5.0% 1991 388 −40.0% 1996 349 −10.1%
Year 2001 325 −6.9% 2006 280 −13.8% 2011 214 −23.6% 2016 226 +5.6% 2021 200 −11.5%
Population figures based on revised counts. Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.[ 1] [ 7] [ 8]
Mother tongue (2021):[ 1]
English as first language: 32.5%
French as first language: 62.5%
English and French as first language: 2.5%
Other as first language: 0%
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