Plummer Additional

Plummer Additional
Township (single-tier)
Township of Plummer Additional
Countryside at Plummer
Plummer Additional
Coordinates: 46°22′N 83°46′W / 46.367°N 83.767°W / 46.367; -83.767
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Incorporated	1891
Government
• Mayor	Beth West
• MP	Terry Sheehan (Liberal)
• MPP	Bill Rosenberg (PC)
Area [1]
• Land	219.24 km^2 (84.65 sq mi)
Elevation	242 m (794 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	757
• Density	3.5/km^2 (9.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	P0R 1C0
Area codes	705, 249 (785 exchange)
Website	www.plummertownship.ca

Plummer Additional is a township and single tier municipality^[2] located in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.^[3] The township had a population of 757 in the 2021 Canadian census.

Communities

Rydal Bank

The township includes the communities of:

• Bruce Station (46°19′00″N 83°46′03″W / 46.31667°N 83.76750°W / 46.31667; -83.76750)^[4]
• Cloudslee (46°19′25″N 83°42′19″W / 46.32361°N 83.70528°W / 46.32361; -83.70528)^[5]
• Plummer (46°24′30″N 83°48′34″W / 46.40833°N 83.80944°W / 46.40833; -83.80944)^[6]
• Rock Lake (46°27′09″N 83°47′07″W / 46.45250°N 83.78528°W / 46.45250; -83.78528)^[7]
• Rydal Bank (46°21′46″N 83°44′34″W / 46.36278°N 83.74278°W / 46.36278; -83.74278)^[8]

The town of Bruce Mines is wholly surrounded by, but politically independent of, the township; it was separated in 1903. However, the 2010 mayoral election in Bruce Mines was won by Gordon Post, a candidate who pledged to investigate the feasibility of reamalgamating the two municipalities.^[9]

History

Rydal Bank Church located at Rydal Bank within the township is a municipally designated heritage site.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Plummer Additional had a population of 757 living in 328 of its 519 total private dwellings, a change of 14.7% from its 2016 population of 660. With a land area of 219.24 km² (84.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km² (8.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Canada census – Plummer Additional community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	757 (+14.7% from 2016)	660 (1.5% from 2011)	650 (4.0% from 2006)
Land area	219.24 km^2 (84.65 sq mi)	220.30 km^2 (85.06 sq mi)	221.97 km^2 (85.70 sq mi)
Population density	3.5/km^2 (9.1/sq mi)	3.0/km^2 (7.8/sq mi)	2.9/km^2 (7.5/sq mi)
Median age	52.4 (M: 50.0, F: 53.2)	52.1 (M: 51.2, F: 54.0)
Private dwellings	519 (total)  328 (occupied)	515 (total)	433 (total)
Median household income	$64,500

References: 2021^[10] 2016^[11] 2011^[12]

Historical census populations – Plummer Additional
Year Pop. ±% 1911 267 —     1921 435 +62.9% 1931 434 −0.2% 1941 381 −12.2% 1951 364 −4.5% 1956 431 +18.4% 1961 446 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 389 −12.8% 1971 533 +37.0% 1976 583 +9.4% 1981 562 −3.6% 1986 585 +4.1% 1991 596 +1.9% 1996 693 +16.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 671 −3.2% 2006 625 −6.9% 2011 650 +4.0% 2016 660 +1.5% 2021 757 +14.7%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[1][13][14]

Transportation

The township is served by Highway 17 which traverses the south in an east–west orientation, and Highway 638, which travels the middle of the township in a north–south orientation.

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "Plummer Additional (Code 3557019) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
2. "List of Ontario Municipalities". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2011-01-06. Archived from the original on 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
3. "Plummer Additional". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
4. "Bruce Station". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
5. "Cloudslee". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
6. "Plummer". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
7. "Rock Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
8. "Rydal Bank". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
9. Ougler, Jeffrey (October 26, 2010). "Post delivered to top Bruce Mines post; to probe Plummer union". Sault Star. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
10. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
11. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
12. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
13. "Plummer Additional census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
14. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.

External links

• Official website