Brethour

Brethour is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Timiskaming District.

For the island in British Columbia, see Brethour Island.
Brethour
Township (single-tier)
Township of Brethour
Brethour
Coordinates: 47°40′N 79°34′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictTimiskaming
Incorporated1917
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorDavid White
 • Federal ridingNipissing—Timiskaming
 • Prov. ridingTimiskaming—Cochrane
Area
 • Land82.08 km2 (31.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total97
 • Density1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code(s)705

The township had a population of 97 in the 2016 Canadian Census.[1]

History

Brethour Township was surveyed in 1887. It was then later officially incorporated on October 17, 1917. The township's title was derived from the name of a prominent business man from Brantford, Ontario: H.W. Brethour.

Located in the District of Temiskaming, Brethour sits on the Ontario/Quebec provincial border. The first people to settle in the area were Edmond and Philomene Robert. Other mentionable early-settler family names include Schmidt, Cooke, Armstrong, Doonan, Broderick, and Goddard; many of which have living descendants still residing within the community. Most notably, Mr. Leonard Broderick continues to own and reside at the farm in which his great-grandfather William Broderick settled in 1903. Although the Brodericks are the only family to have remained on the same original land, many other original settler families have living descendants that have taken up residence on other lots within the township.

Demographics
Brethour, Ontario
Historical populations
YearPop.±%
1986148—    
1991179+20.9%
1996 181+1.1%
2001 157−13.3%
2006 117−25.5%
2011 129+10.3%
2016 97−24.8%
[2][3][1]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 36 (total dwellings: 38)[1]

Mother tongue (2006):[4]

  • English as first language: 91.3%
  • French as first language: 8.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Brethour, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  2. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  3. 2011 Census Profile
  4. "2006 Community Profile".

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