Coleman
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| Township of Coleman | |
Municipal building
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| Motto:
Over 2 billion square feet of opportunity!
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  Coleman
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| Coordinates: 47°22′03″N 79°45′34″W / 47.3675°N 79.7594°W / 47.3675; -79.7594[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Timiskaming |
| Incorporated | 1906 (1906) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Dan Cleroux |
| • Federal riding | Nipissing—Timiskaming |
| • Prov. riding | Timiskaming—Cochrane |
| Area | |
| • Land | 178.89 km2 (69.07 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)[2]
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| • Total | 595 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code |
P0J 1C0
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| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
Coleman is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated in the Timiskaming DistrictofNortheastern Ontario. The township had a population of 595 in the Canada 2016 Census.[1][3][4][5][6]
It is located along Highway 11 and 11-B.[4][6]
The community was first formed around 1906. The township is named after geologist A. P. Coleman, who did extensive work in the region in the late 1800s. Coleman also mapped the Sudbury Basin, leading to important nickel discoveries, and proved conclusively that the area had been repeatedly glaciated. The township celebrated its first 100 years in 2006.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Coleman had a population of 517 living in 236 of its 295 total private dwellings, a change of -13.1% from its 2016 population of 595. With a land area of 177.95 km2 (68.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 517 (-13.1% from 2016) | 595 (-0.3% from 2011) | 597 (+10.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 177.95 km2 (68.71 sq mi) | 178.89 km2 (69.07 sq mi) | 178.82 km2 (69.04 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.0 (M: 56.0, F: 56.0) | 52.5 (M: 52.3, F: 52.8) | 47.6 (M: , F: ) |
| Private dwellings | 295 (total) 236 (occupied) | 338 (total) | 325 (total) |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $67,840 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1986 | 441 | — |
| 1991 | 470 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 499 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 550 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 580 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 597 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 595 | −0.3% |
| [13][14][2] 1996 population would be 534 if boundaries of 2001 were used | ||
Mother tongue (2006):[15]
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