Tehkummah

Tehkummah
Township (single-tier)
Township of Tehkummah
South Baymouth
South Baymouth
Tehkummah is located in Manitoulin District
Tehkummah
Tehkummah
Tehkummah is located in Ontario
Tehkummah
Tehkummah
Coordinates: 45°39′N 81°59′W / 45.65°N 81.98°W / 45.65; -81.98
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictManitoulin
Incorporated1881
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReeveJohn Carter Deforge
 • MPCarol Hughes (NDP)
 • MPPMichael Mantha (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land131.70 km2 (50.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
450
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
P0P 2C0
Area code(s)705, 249
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Tehkummah is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island.

Communities

The best known community in the township is South Baymouth, the northern docking point of the MS Chi-Cheemaun passenger-car ferry which traverses the Main Channel of Georgian Bay from the community of Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. At the dock, the provincial Highway 6, whose southern segment ends at Tobermory, resumes and continues northward to its terminus at Highway 17 north of Espanola.

The administrative centre of the township is the community of Tehkummah.

The township also includes the ghost towns of Michael's Bay and Snowville.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tehkummah had a population of 450 living in 224 of its 368 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 436. With a land area of 131.7 km2 (50.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Canada census – Tehkummah community profile
202120162011
Population450 (+3.2% from 2016)436 (+7.4% from 2011)406 (+6.3% from 2006)
Land area131.70 km2 (50.85 sq mi)132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi)132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi)
Population density3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Median age59.6 (M: 60.0, F: 59.6)59.0 (M: 58.9, F: 59.2)
Private dwellings368 (total)  224 (occupied)333 (total)  353 (total) 
Median household income$60,800$50,432
References: 2021[2] 2016[3] 2011[4] earlier[5][6]

Climate

South Bay is frozen over at the centre. North is oriented towards the upper left in this photo taken from the International Space Station on April 10, 2022.
Climate data for South Baymouth (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		8.0
(46.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		24.5
(76.1) 		29.5
(85.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		33.9
(93.0) 		32.5
(90.5) 		28.3
(82.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		17.2
(63.0) 		14.0
(57.2) 		33.9
(93.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.2
(26.2) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		1.5
(34.7) 		8.2
(46.8) 		14.6
(58.3) 		19.3
(66.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		17.4
(63.3) 		11.3
(52.3) 		5.3
(41.5) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		9.8
(49.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.9
(17.8) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		3.8
(38.8) 		9.7
(49.5) 		14.2
(57.6) 		18.2
(64.8) 		17.9
(64.2) 		13.5
(56.3) 		7.7
(45.9) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		5.4
(41.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −12.5
(9.5) 		−12
(10) 		−8
(18) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		9.0
(48.2) 		13.1
(55.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		9.5
(49.1) 		4.0
(39.2) 		−1
(30) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		1.0
(33.8)
Record low °C (°F) −37
(−35) 		−36.5
(−33.7) 		−31.1
(−24.0) 		−19.5
(−3.1) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		0.0
(32.0) 		4.4
(39.9) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−19
(−2) 		−33
(−27) 		−37
(−35)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78.1
(3.07) 		49.8
(1.96) 		63.9
(2.52) 		69.2
(2.72) 		71.6
(2.82) 		58.6
(2.31) 		50.9
(2.00) 		74.2
(2.92) 		95.2
(3.75) 		112.0
(4.41) 		92.2
(3.63) 		94.0
(3.70) 		909.6
(35.81)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 13.1
(0.52) 		6.5
(0.26) 		38.0
(1.50) 		57.9
(2.28) 		71.6
(2.82) 		58.6
(2.31) 		50.9
(2.00) 		74.2
(2.92) 		95.2
(3.75) 		111.9
(4.41) 		73.6
(2.90) 		29.6
(1.17) 		681.1
(26.81)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 65.0
(25.6) 		43.3
(17.0) 		25.9
(10.2) 		11.3
(4.4) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.08
(0.03) 		18.5
(7.3) 		64.5
(25.4) 		228.4
(89.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 15.9 11.2 10.5 12.1 11.2 10.2 7.9 10.6 12.9 14.9 14.1 17.4 148.9
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 2.7 1.9 5.6 10.2 11.2 10.2 7.9 10.6 12.9 14.9 10.6 5.9 104.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 13.5 9.7 5.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.08 3.8 12.8 48.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.3 97.5 162.8 190.8 242.9 264.6 307.1 256.2 187.8 127.9 70.4 57.5 2,039.8
Percent possible sunshine 26.2 33.4 44.2 47.1 52.6 56.4 64.7 58.6 49.8 37.6 24.6 21.1 43.0
Source: Environment Canada[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tehkummah (Code 3551001) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  2. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  3. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  4. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "South Baymouth, Ontario". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
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