Gauthier, Ontario

Township municipality in Ontario, Canada

Gauthier

Township municipality (single-tier)

Township of Gauthier

Gauthier Community Hall in Dobie

Gauthier

Location in Ontario

Coordinates: 48°08′45″N 79°49′21″W﻿ / ﻿48.1458°N 79.8225°W﻿ / 48.1458; -79.8225[1]
Country| Canada
Province| Ontario
Region| Northeastern Ontario
District| Timiskaming
Government

• Type| Township
• Reeve| Paul Binnendyk
• Federal riding| Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk
• Prov. riding| Timiskaming—Cochrane
Area

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• Land| 88.41 km2 (34.14 sq mi)
Population

(2016)[2]

• Total

| 138
• Density| 1.6/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Postal Code|

P0K 1B0

Area codes| 705, 249

Gauthier is a township municipality in Timiskaming District the Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] The township had a population of 138 in the Canada 2016 Census. Its main population centre is Dobie, located just north of Ontario Highway 66, 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) east of Kirkland Lake.

## History

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Dobie housed the miners working the Upper Canada Mines, which produced 4,648,984 ounces of gold before closing in 1971.[3]

## Railway points

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### Northlands Park

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The railway point of Northlands Park (48°08′40″N 79°51′46″W﻿ / ﻿48.14444°N 79.86278°W﻿ / 48.14444; -79.86278, elevation 351 metres (1,152 ft)) is in Gauthier.[4][5] It is adjacent to Ontario Highway 672, 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of that highway's southern terminus at Ontario Highway 66, and 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) west of Dobie.

Northlands Park was established in the 1920s at the construction of the Nipissing Central Railway line between Swastika (Ontario) and Rouyn-Noranda (Quebec) at mile 14.1. The line continues to be operated, as a subsidiary of the Ontario Northland Railway, as a freight spur.[6]

## Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gauthier had a population of 151 living in 68 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of 9.4% from its 2016 population of 138. With a land area of 87.98 km2 (33.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

Canada census – Gauthier community profile

| 2021| 2016| 2011

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Population| 151 (+9.4% from 2016)| 138 (12.2% from 2011)| 123 (-7.5% from 2006)
Land area| 87.98 km2 (33.97 sq mi)| 88.41 km2 (34.14 sq mi)| 88.59 km2 (34.20 sq mi)
Population density| 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)| 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)| 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Median age| 49.2 (M: 50.0, F: 47.6)| 50.0 (M: 51.5, F: 48.0)| 45.9 (M: 46.5, F: 45.7)
Private dwellings| 73 (total) 68 (occupied)| 79 (total) | 69 (total)
Median household income| | $72,576|

References: 2021[8] 2016[9] 2011[10]

Gauthier, Ontario - Historical populationsYear| Pop.| ±%

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1986 | 152| —
1991 | 149| −2.0%
1996 | 152| +2.0%
2001 | 128| −15.8%
2006 | 133| +3.9%
2011 | 123| −7.5%
2016 | 138| +12.2%
[11][12][2]
Dobie

Mother tongue (2006):[13]

* English as first language: 85%
* French as first language: 7.5%
* English and French as first language: 7.5%
* Other as first language: 0%

## Transportation

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Gauthier is served by two provincial highways:[14]

* Ontario Highway 66 running west to Kirkland Lake and Ontario Highway 11, and east to the Quebec border, where it continues as Quebec Route 117. Highway 66 is part of the Trans-Canada Highway between highway 11 and the Quebec border.
* Ontario Highway 672, running north from Highway 66 past Northlands Park to Esker Lakes Provincial Park and then to Ontario Highway 101.

The township is traversed in an east–west direction by the Nipissing Central Railway line that runs between Swastika (Ontario) and Rouyn-Noranda (Quebec). The line continues to be operated, as a subsidiary of the Ontario Northland Railway, as a freight spur.[15]

## Notable people

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Actress Sara Botsford was born in Dobie.

## See also

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* List of townships in Ontario
* List of francophone communities in Ontario

## References

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1. ^ a b "Gauthier". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
2. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Gauthier, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
3. ^ Barnes, Michael (1995). Gold in Ontario. Erin: The Boston Mills Press. p. 35\. ISBN 155046146X.
4. ^ "Northlands Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
5. ^ "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
6. ^ "Freight". Ontario Northland. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
8. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
9. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
10. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
11. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
12. ^ 2011 Census Profile
13. ^ "2006 Community Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
14. ^ Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
15. ^ "Freight". Ontario Northland. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

## External links

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Media related to Gauthier, Ontario at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Gauthier, Ontario

| Kirkland Lake | Unorganized East Timiskaming |

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Unorganized West Timiskaming |

Gauthier

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Timiskaming District, Ontario

City|

* Temiskaming Shores

Towns|

* Cobalt
* Englehart
* Kirkland Lake
* Latchford

Townships|

* Armstrong
* Brethour
* Casey
* Chamberlain
* Charlton and Dack
* Coleman
* Evanturel
* Gauthier
* Harley
* Harris
* Hilliard
* Hudson
* James
* Kerns
* Larder Lake
* Matachewan
* McGarry

Village|

* Thornloe

First Nations Reserves|

* Matachewan 72

Unorganized areas|

* East
* West

Local services boards|

* Kenogami Lake
* King-Lebel
* Maisonville
* Savard

* See also: Communities in Timiskaming District
* Census divisions of Ontario

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