Hurkett

Hurkett is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the Unorganized part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on Black Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in geographic Stirling Township,[4] and is on Ontario Highway 582, a short spur off Ontario Highway 17. Hurkett is a designated place served by a local services board,[5] and has a population of 236.[6]

Hurkett
Dispersed rural community
Derelict harbour of Hurkett
Derelict harbour of Hurkett
Hurkett is located in Ontario
Hurkett
Hurkett
Location of Hurkett in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 88°29′05″W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictThunder Bay
Area
  Total52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi)
Elevation193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total236
  Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code
P0T
Area code807

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hurkett had a population of 94 living in 51 of its 75 total private dwellings, a change of -56.1% from its 2016 population of 214. With a land area of 53.08 km2 (20.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

Canada census – Hurkett community profile
2011
Population236 (-17.2% from 2006)
Land area52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi)
Population density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Median age49.7 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2)
Private dwellings121 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011[6] earlier[8][9]

See also

References

  1. "Hurkett". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  2. "Hurkett, Ontario (Code 350027) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  3. Elevation taken from Google Earth at coordinates given in the Infobox. Accessed 2015-07-12.
  4. "Stirling" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  5. "Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737". Canadian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 2, 2022.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

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