Gauthier, Ontario

Gauthier
Township (single-tier)
Township of Gauthier
Gauthier Community Hall in Dobie
Gauthier
Coordinates: 48°09′N 79°49′W / 48.150°N 79.817°W / 48.150; -79.817Coordinates: 48°09′N 79°49′W / 48.150°N 79.817°W / 48.150; -79.817
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Timiskaming
Government
• Type	Township
• Reeve	David Fraser
• Federal riding	Timmins—James Bay
• Prov. riding	Timiskaming—Cochrane
Area[1]
• Land	88.59 km2 (34.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	123
• Density	1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	P0K 1B0
Area code(s)	705

Gauthier is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Timiskaming District east of Kirkland Lake. The township had a population of 123 in the Canada 2011 Census. Its main population centre is Dobie, located just north of Highway 66.

Dobie housed the miners working the Upper Canada Mines, which produced 4,648,984 ounces of gold before closing in 1971.^[2]

Actress Sara Botsford was born in Dobie.

Demographics

Population:^[3]

• Population in 2011: 123 (2006 to 2011 population change: -7.5 %)
• Population in 2006: 133
• Population in 2001: 128
• Population in 1996: 152
• Population in 1991: 149

Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 51 (total: 69)

Mother tongue:^[4]

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

Dobie

See also

• List of townships in Ontario
• List of francophone communities in Ontario

References