Val Rita-Harty, Ontario

Township of Val Rita-Harty
Val Rita
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Cochrane
Incorporated 1973
Government
 • Mayor Laurier Bourgeois
 • Governing Body
 • MPs Carol Hughes (NDP)
 • MPPs Gilles Bisson
Area[1]
 • Land 382.64 km2 (147.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 939
 • Density 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span
Area code(s) 249 705|705
Website www.valharty.ca

Val Rita-Harty is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District.

The township consists of two communities, Val Rita and Harty, located along Highway 11 between Opasatika and Kapuskasing. It was incorporated as a township in 1973, following a failed community effort in 1964 to request incorporation as a municipality.

Demographics

Population:[2]

Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 355 (total: 384)

Mother tongue:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Val Rita-Harty community profile
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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