Gauthier, Ontario

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. The township has just one other named place, Northlands Park, 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) west of Dobie on Ontario Highway 672 just north of Highway 66.[3][4]

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[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
DistrictTimiskaming
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReeveMarie Savarie
 • Federal ridingTimmins—James Bay
 • Prov. ridingTimiskaming—Cochrane
Area
 • Land88.41 km2 (34.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total138
 • Density1.6/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Postal Code
P0K 1B0
Area code(s)705, 249

History

Dobie housed the miners working the Upper Canada Mines, which produced 4,648,984 ounces of gold before closing in 1971.[5]

Demographics
Canada census – Gauthier, Ontario community profile
2016 2011
Population: 138 (12.2% from 2011) 123 (-7.5% from 2006)
Land area: 88.41 km2 (34.14 sq mi) 88.59 km2 (34.20 sq mi)
Population density: 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Median age: 50.0 (M: 51.5, F: 48.0) 45.9 (M: 46.5, F: 45.7)
Total private dwellings: 79 69
Median household income: $72,576
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8]
Gauthier, Ontario - Historical populations
YearPop.±%
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%
[9][10][2]
Dobie

Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 62 (total: 79).[2]

Mother tongue (2006):[11]

  • 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

Gauthier is served by two provincial highways:[12]

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.[13]

Notable people

Actress Sara Botsford was born in Dobie.

See also

References
  1. "Gauthier". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Gauthier, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  3. "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  4. "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  5. Barnes, Michael (1995). Gold in Ontario. Erin: The Boston Mills Press. p. 35. ISBN 155046146X.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. 2011 Census Profile
  11. "2006 Community Profile".
  12. 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.
  13. "Freight". Ontario Northland. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

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