Strong, Ontario

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title: "Strong, Ontario" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-in-parry-sound-district", "single-tier-municipalities-in-ontario", "township-municipalities-in-ontario", "1877-establishments-in-ontario", "populated-places-established-in-1877"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-in-parry-sound-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong,_Ontario" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameStrong
official_nameTownship of Strong
settlement_typeTownship (single-tier)
mottoTogether for a strong tomorrow
image_skylineLake Bernard ON.JPG
image_captionLake Bernard in Strong Township
flag_size120x100px
shield_size100x90px
pushpin_mapCanada Southern Ontario
pushpin_label_positiontop
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Ontario
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Parry Sound
established_titleSettled
established_date1876
established_title2Incorporated
established_date21877
government_typeTownship
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameTim Bryson
leader_title1Fed. riding
leader_name1Parry Sound-Muskoka
leader_title2Prov. riding
leader_name2Parry Sound—Muskoka
area_land_km2158.88
area_footnotes
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total1566
population_density_km29.9
timezoneEST
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
postal_code_typePostal Code
postal_codeP0A
area_codes705, 249
website
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| name = Strong | official_name = Township of Strong | settlement_type = Township (single-tier) | nickname = | motto = Together for a strong tomorrow | image_skyline = Lake Bernard ON.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Lake Bernard in Strong Township | image_flag = | flag_size = 120x100px | image_shield = | shield_size = 100x90px | image_map = | mapsize = | pushpin_map = Canada Southern Ontario | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_label_position=top | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Ontario | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Parry Sound | established_title = Settled | established_date = 1876 | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = 1877 | government_type = Township | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Tim Bryson | leader_title1 = Fed. riding | leader_name1 = Parry Sound-Muskoka | leader_title2 = Prov. riding | leader_name2 = Parry Sound—Muskoka | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = 158.88 | area_water_km2 = | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1566 | population_density_km2=9.9 | timezone = EST | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | postal_code_type = Postal Code | postal_code = P0A | area_codes = 705, 249 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | website = | footnotes =

Strong is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as the name of a community within the township. Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, the township surrounds but does not include the village of Sundridge.

The township includes the communities of Hartfell, Kennedys, Lake Bernard, Pevensey, Stirling Falls, and Strong. It is home to Lake Bernard.

Strong Township is accessible via Highway 11 and Highway 124. It is bisected by the CN railway.

History

Settlement of the township began after the The Free Grants and Homestead Act of 1868, with the first settlers arriving in 1876. The Township of Strong was incorporated the following year.

In 1885, the Northern and Pacific Junction Railway (now CN) was built through the township. In 1889, the village of Sundridge split off from the township to form a separate village municipality.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Strong had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 158.88 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

|title = Historical census populations – Strong, Ontario |type = Canada |align = none |cols = 3 |footnote = Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. |source = Statistics Canada | 1881 |1744 | 1891 |1500 | 1901 |768 | 1911 |659 | 1921 |632 | 1931 |665 | 1941 |688 | 1951 |676 | 1956 |709 | 1961 |733 | 1966 |846 | 1971 |972 | 1976 |1244 | 1981 |1278 | 1986 |1250 | 1991 |1377 |1996| 1393 |2001| 1369 |2006| 1327 |2011| 1341 |2016| 1439 |2021| 1566

Mother tongue (2021):

  • English as first language: 95.8%
  • French as first language: 0.6%
  • English and French as first languages: 0%
  • Other as first language: 3.5%

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Strong_Twp_ON.JPG" caption="Municipal office near Sundridge"] ::

References

References

  1. (2025). "Community Profile". Township of Strong.
  2. (2025). "History and Heritage". Village of Sundridge.
  3. [[1996 Canadian census. 1996]], [[2001 Canadian census. 2001]], [[2006 Canadian census. 2006]] census
  4. (8 February 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census Strong, Township". Statistics Canada.
  5. (1944). "Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions". Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
  6. (July 1973). "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Statistics Canada.
  7. {{SCref. (2021)
  8. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3549046&Geo2=CD&Code2=3549&Data=Count&SearchText=strong&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 Strong Census Profile]

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