St. Joseph, Ontario
St. Joseph | |
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| Township of St. Joseph | |
 Town hall in Richards Landing | |
  St. Joseph | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′N 84°00′W / 46.267°N 84.000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Settled | 1860s |
| Incorporated | 1876 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Joseph (Jody) Wildman |
| • Governing Body | St. Joseph Township Council |
| • MP | Terry Sheehan (Liberal) |
| • MPP | Bill Rosenberg (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 127.65 km2 (49.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,426 |
| • Density | 11.2/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0R 1G0 |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
St. Joseph is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, the largest of four municipalities on St. Joseph Island. It had a population of 1,426 in the 2021 Canadian census.
Communities
[edit]The township's main population centre is Richards Landing (46°17′25″N 84°02′05″W / 46.29028°N 84.03472°W).[2] It also includes the smaller communities of Harmony (46°13′33″N 84°02′41″W / 46.22583°N 84.04472°W)[3] and Sailors Encampment (46°15′42″N 84°05′54″W / 46.26167°N 84.09833°W),[4] as well as Kentvale (46°12′30″N 84°02′05″W / 46.20833°N 84.03472°W)[5] on the boundary with Jocelyn Township.
Richards Landing
[edit]The hamlet of Richards Landing has a view of the Highway 548 bridge at the pier on the northern tip of town. Highway 548 leads through the centre of the town and is its main thoroughfare. "The Landing" is St. Joseph Island's business centre, offering a grocery store, liquor/beer store, gift shops and galleries, restaurants, accommodation, marina/boat re-fuelling, 24-hour Emergency Department/hospital, medical centre, pharmacy and physiotherapy (physical therapy) clinic, bank, parks, public swimming, beach and tennis courts, variety store and movie rentals.
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Main street of Richards Landing -
Marina of Richards Landing
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Joseph had a population of 1,426 living in 612 of its 909 total private dwellings, a change of 15% from its 2016 population of 1,240. With a land area of 127.65 km2 (49.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.2/km2 (28.9/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,426 (+15.0% from 2016) | 1,240 (3.2% from 2011) | 1201 (6.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 127.65 km2 (49.29 sq mi) | 129.12 km2 (49.85 sq mi) | 129.36 km2 (49.95 sq mi) |
| Population density | 11.2/km2 (29/sq mi) | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Median age | 57.2 (M: 57.2, F: 56.8) | 50.3 (M: 51.0, F: 49.7) | |
| Private dwellings | 909 (total) 612 (occupied) | 853 (total) | 893 (total) |
| Median household income | $83,000 |
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| Source: Statistics Canada[1][9][10][11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "St. Joseph, Ontario (Code 3557008) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ^ "Richards Landing". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "Harmony". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "Sailors Encampment". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "Kentvale". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "St. Joseph, Ontario census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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