Calvin, Ontario

Calvin is a township in northeastern Ontario, Canada, on the Mattawa River in Nipissing District. The township took its name from Delino Dexter Calvin, an Ontario lumber merchant and MPP based in Frontenac County.^[2]

Calvin
Township (single-tier)
Township of Calvin
Calvin
Coordinates: 46°14′N 78°56′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Nipissing
Settled	1880s
Incorporated	1887
Government
• Mayor	Richard Gould
• Fed. riding	Nipissing—Timiskaming
• Prov. riding	Nipissing
Area [1]
• Land	140.13 km2 (54.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	557
• Density	4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
Postal code	P0H 1V0
Area code	705
Website	www.calvintownship.ca

Calvin is home to a part of the Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, and provides access to Algonquin Provincial Park via Highway 630 (Kiosk Road).^[2]

In 2007, Calvin, along with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Papineau-Cameron, Mattawan and Bonfield cooperated to create a newly branded Mattawa Voyageur Country tourist region in order to promote the area.^[3]

Communities

Eau Claire Gorge on the Amable du Fond River

The township comprises the communities of Eau Claire (46°14′56″N 78°53′24″W)^[4] and Eau Claire Station (46°16′25″N 78°55′06″W).^[5]

History

In 1881, the township was surveyed and lots were made available for settlement. That same year, the Canada Central Railway reached the township from Mattawa. In 1887, it was incorporated.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Calvin had a population of 557 living in 227 of its 263 total private dwellings, a change of 7.9% from its 2016 population of 516. With a land area of 140.13 km² (54.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.0/km² (10.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Canada census – Calvin community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	557 (+7.9% from 2016)	516 (-9.2% from 2011)	568 (-6.6% from 2006)
Land area	140.13 km2 (54.10 sq mi)	140.98 km2 (54.43 sq mi)	140.69 km2 (54.32 sq mi)
Population density	4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)	3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)	4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Median age	50.0 (M: 51.6, F: 47.2)	47.0 (M: 48.0, F: 45.0)
Private dwellings	263 (total)  227 (occupied)	251 (total)	251 (total)
Median household income	$72,000	$48,768

References: 2021^[6] 2016^[7] 2011^[8]

Historical census populations – Calvin, Ontario

Year Pop. ±% 1881 111 —     1891 549 +394.6% 1901 509 −7.3% 1911 543 +6.7% 1921 496 −8.7% 1931 572 +15.3% 1941 555 −3.0% 1951 566 +2.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1956 528 −6.7% 1961 513 −2.8% 1966 518 +1.0% 1971 500 −3.5% 1976 514 +2.8% 1981 523 +1.8% 1986 517 −1.1% 1991 575 +11.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 562 −2.3% 2001 603 +7.3% 2006 608 +0.8% 2011 568 −6.6% 2016 516 −9.2% 2021 557 +7.9%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][9][10]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario
• List of francophone communities in Ontario