Burpee and Mills

Burpee and Mills is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Burpee and Mills
Township (single-tier)
Township of Burpee and Mills
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Coordinates: 45°47′N 82°34′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Manitoulin
Formed	January 1, 1998
Government
• Type	Township
• Reeve	Ken Noland
• MP	Jim Belanger (Conservative)
• MPP	Bill Rosenberg (PC)
Area [1]
• Land	217.33 km2 (83.91 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	382
• Density	1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code	P0P 1H0
Area codes	705, 249
Website	www.burpeemills.com

Located in the Manitoulin District, the township had a population of 382 in the 2021 Canadian census. Industries include tourism, agriculture, aquaculture, and logging. It was formed on January 1, 1998, through the annexation of the unorganized geographic township of Mills by Burpee Township.^[2]

It is named after Isaac Burpee and David Mills.^[3]

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Burpee, Elizabeth Bay, Evansville and Poplar.

Rural country between Evansville and Elizabeth Bay

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Burpee and Mills had a population of 382 living in 167 of its 292 total private dwellings, a change of 11.4% from its 2016 population of 343. With a land area of 217.33 km² (83.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km² (4.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Canada census – Burpee and Mills community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	382 (+11.4% from 2016)	343 (+11.4% from 2011)	308 (-6.4% from 2006)
Land area	217.33 km2 (83.91 sq mi)	218.48 km2 (84.36 sq mi)	218.48 km2 (84.36 sq mi)
Population density	1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)	1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)	1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Median age	58.0 (M: 58.0, F: 59.2)	54.8 (M: 53.6, F: 55.6)
Private dwellings	292 (total)  167 (occupied)	274 (total)	255 (total)
Median household income	$61,600	$56,192

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical census populations – Burpee and Mills

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	362	—
2006	329	−9.1%
2011	308	−6.4%
2016	343	+11.4%
2021	382	+11.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][7][8]

Historical census populations – Burpee Township (1881–1997)

Year Pop. ±% 1881 125 —     1891 186 +48.8% 1901 285 +53.2% 1911 293 +2.8% 1921 310 +5.8% 1931 313 +1.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1941 349 +11.5% 1951 327 −6.3% 1956 327 +0.0% 1961 301 −8.0% 1966 257 −14.6% 1971 209 −18.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1976 202 −3.3% 1981 200 −1.0% 1986 216 +8.0% 1991 232 +7.4% 1996 228 −1.7%
Source: Statistics Canada[9][10]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario