Joly, Ontario

Joly
Township of Joly
South River-Sundridge District Airport
South River-Sundridge District Airport
Joly is located in Southern Ontario
Joly
Joly
Coordinates: 45°47′N 79°15′W / 45.783°N 79.250°W / 45.783; -79.250
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictParry Sound
Settled1880s
Incorporated1890
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorBrian McCabe
 • Fed. ridingParry Sound-Muskoka
 • Prov. ridingParry Sound—Muskoka
Area
 • Land193.95 km2 (74.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
293
 • Density1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0A
Area codes705, 249
Websitewww.townshipofjoly.com

Joly is a township in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District of the Canadian province of Ontario.

The township has no named communities within its boundaries; all addresses in the township are rural routes assigned to the adjacent communities of South River, Sundridge, Hartfell or Pevensey. The South River-Sundridge District Airport is in Joly.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Joly had a population of 293 living in 127 of its 155 total private dwellings, a change of -3.6% from its 2016 population of 304. With a land area of 193.95 km2 (74.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Historical census populations – Joly, Ontario
YearPop.±%
1901 268—    
1911 206−23.1%
1921 169−18.0%
1931 188+11.2%
1941 166−11.7%
1951 145−12.7%
1956 125−13.8%
YearPop.±%
1961 127+1.6%
1966 87−31.5%
1971 81−6.9%
1976 130+60.5%
1981 178+36.9%
1986 191+7.3%
1991 248+29.8%
YearPop.±%
1996311+25.4%
2001290−6.8%
2006280−3.4%
2011284+1.4%
2016304+7.0%
2021293−3.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[2][3][4][5]

Mother tongue (2021):[1]

  • English as first language: 93.2%
  • French as first language: 1.7%
  • Other as first language: 3.4%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Joly, Ontario (Code 3549051) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  2. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006
  3. ^ Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Joly Census Profile
  4. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Joly, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.