Plummer Additional

Plummer Additional is a township and single tier municipality^[2] located in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.^[3] The township had a population of 757 in the 2021 Canadian census.

Plummer Additional
Township (single-tier)
Township of Plummer Additional
Countryside at Plummer
Plummer Additional
Coordinates: 46°22′N 83°46′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Incorporated	1891
Government
• Mayor	Beth West
• MP	Terry Sheehan (Liberal)
• MPP	Bill Rosenberg (PC)
Area [1]
• Land	219.24 km2 (84.65 sq mi)
Elevation	242 m (794 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	757
• Density	3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	P0R 1C0
Area codes	705, 249 (785 exchange)
Website	www.plummertownship.ca

Communities

Rydal Bank

The township includes the communities of:

• Bruce Station (46°19′00″N 83°46′03″W)^[4]
• Cloudslee (46°19′25″N 83°42′19″W)^[5]
• Plummer (46°24′30″N 83°48′34″W)^[6]
• Rock Lake (46°27′09″N 83°47′07″W)^[7]
• Rydal Bank (46°21′46″N 83°44′34″W)^[8]

The town of Bruce Mines is wholly surrounded by, but politically independent of, the township; it was separated in 1903. However, the 2010 mayoral election in Bruce Mines was won by Gordon Post, a candidate who pledged to investigate the feasibility of reamalgamating the two municipalities.^[9]

History

Rydal Bank Church located at Rydal Bank within the township is a municipally designated heritage site.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Plummer Additional had a population of 757 living in 328 of its 519 total private dwellings, a change of 14.7% from its 2016 population of 660. With a land area of 219.24 km² (84.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km² (8.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Canada census – Plummer Additional community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	757 (+14.7% from 2016)	660 (1.5% from 2011)	650 (4.0% from 2006)
Land area	219.24 km2 (84.65 sq mi)	220.30 km2 (85.06 sq mi)	221.97 km2 (85.70 sq mi)
Population density	3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)	3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)	2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Median age	52.4 (M: 50.0, F: 53.2)	52.1 (M: 51.2, F: 54.0)
Private dwellings	519 (total)  328 (occupied)	515 (total)	433 (total)
Median household income	$64,500

References: 2021^[10] 2016^[11] 2011^[12]

Historical census populations – Plummer Additional
Year Pop. ±% 1911 267 —     1921 435 +62.9% 1931 434 −0.2% 1941 381 −12.2% 1951 364 −4.5% 1956 431 +18.4% 1961 446 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 389 −12.8% 1971 533 +37.0% 1976 583 +9.4% 1981 562 −3.6% 1986 585 +4.1% 1991 596 +1.9% 1996 693 +16.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 671 −3.2% 2006 625 −6.9% 2011 650 +4.0% 2016 660 +1.5% 2021 757 +14.7%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[1][13][14]

Transportation

The township is served by Highway 17 which traverses the south in an east–west orientation, and Highway 638, which travels the middle of the township in a north–south orientation.

See also

• List of townships in Ontario