Laird, Ontario

Laird
Township (single-tier)
Township of Laird
Highway 17 through Laird Township
Laird
Coordinates: 46°23′N 84°04′W / 46.383°N 84.067°WCoordinates: 46°23′N 84°04′W / 46.383°N 84.067°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Settled	1874
Incorporated	1891
Government
• Mayor	Richard Beitz
• Federal riding	Sault Ste. Marie
• Prov. riding	Algoma—Manitoulin
Area[1]
• Land	102.43 km^2 (39.55 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,057
• Density	10.3/km^2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	P0S
Area code(s)	705 and 249
Website	www.lairdtownship.ca

Laird is a township and village in the Algoma District in Northern Ontario, Canada. The township had a population of 1,057 in the Canada 2011 Census, down from 1078 in the 2006 census.

Communities

The township includes the named communities of Laird and Neebish. It also includes a portion of Bar River, a small hamlet straddling the boundary between the townships of Laird and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.

Demographics

Canada census – Laird, Ontario community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	1057 (-1.9% from 2006)	1078 (5.6% from 2001)	1021 (-4.8% from 1996)
Land area:	102.43 km^2 (39.55 sq mi)	101.77 km^2 (39.29 sq mi)	102.02 km^2 (39.39 sq mi)
Population density:	10.3/km^2 (27/sq mi)	10.6/km^2 (27/sq mi)	10.0/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Median age:		46.4 (M: 47.2, F: 46.1)	41.1 (M: 42.0, F: 40.5)
Total private dwellings:	610	640	509
Median household income:		$69,862	$50,794
References: 2011[2] 2006[3] 2001[4]

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2011: 1057
• Population in 2006: 1078
• Population in 2001: 1021
• Population in 1996: 1073
• Population in 1991: 997

Transportation

Highway 17 passes through the township. Tarbutt Township is a neighbour of Laird and is separated by a low-grade dirt road called "Townline Road" which spurs into a road to Pine Island.

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "Laird census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
2. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
3. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
4. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Township of Laird