McDougall, Ontario

For the community in Renfrew County, Ontario, see Admaston/Bromley.

McDougall is a township in central Ontario, Canada, on the Parry Sound in Parry Sound District. It was named after William McDougall, one of the Fathers of Confederation.

McDougall
Township (single-tier)
Township of McDougall
Municipal office
Motto(s):  A Great Place To Live, A Great Place To Visit
McDougall
Coordinates: 45°27′N 80°01′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Incorporated	May 1, 1872
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Dale Robinson
• Fed. riding	Parry Sound-Muskoka
• Prov. riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area [1]
• Land	264.02 km2 (101.94 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,744
• Density	10.4/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	705, 249
Website	mcdougall.ca

In 2000, the Township of McDougall annexed with the unorganized geographic township of Ferguson, and became the Municipality of McDougall, effective January 1, 2001.^[2]

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Badger's Corners, Nobel, and Waubamik.

Nobel

Demographics

Canada census – McDougall community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	2,744 (+1.6% from 2016)	2,702 (-0.1% from 2011)	2,705 (0% from 2006)
Land area	264.02 km2 (101.94 sq mi)	268.48 km2 (103.66 sq mi)	268.3 km2 (103.6 sq mi)
Population density	10.4/km2 (27/sq mi)	10.1/km2 (26/sq mi)	10.1/km2 (26/sq mi)
Median age	52.0 (M: 51.6, F: 52.4)	50.3 (M: 49.9, F: 50.9)	48.7 (M: 47.6, F: 49.4)
Private dwellings	1,673 (total)  1,154 (occupied)	1,521 (total)	1,664 (total)
Median household income	$92,000	$81,115

References: 2021^[3] 2016^[4] 2011^[5]

Historical census populations – McDougall, Ontario

Year Pop. ±% 1881 725 —     1891 340 −53.1% 1901 503 +47.9% 1911 620 +23.3% 1921 1,474 +137.7% 1931 1,488 +0.9% 1941 2,191 +47.2% 1951 1,819 −17.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1956 2,062 +13.4% 1961 2,219 +7.6% 1966 2,058 −7.3% 1971 2,225 +8.1% 1976 2,499 +12.3% 1981 1,687 −32.5% 1986 1,729 +2.5% 1991 2,061 +19.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 2,299 +11.5% 2001 2,608 +13.4% 2006 2,704 +3.7% 2011 2,705 +0.0% 2016 2,702 −0.1% 2021 2,744 +1.6%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[1][6][7][8][9][10]

Mother tongue (2021):^[1]

• English as first language: 94.0%
• French as first language: 1.3%
• English and French as first languages: 0.4%
• Other as first language: 4.0%

See also

• List of townships in Ontario