Armour, Ontario

Armour is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, the township surrounds but does not include the village of Burk's Falls. It was named in honour of Judge John Douglas Armour.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Berriedale, Carss, Chetwynd, Katrine and Pickerel Lake.
Katrine overlooks Doe Lake, which is located on the west side of the village. Three Mile Lake and Deer Lake are located about 5 km east of the village. There is also a small public beach on Doe Lake, and a community centre located on Ontario Highway 11.

Armour Township was established as part of The Free Grants and Homestead Act in 1868, which encouraged settlement of the area. In 1881, it was incorporated, with James Coleman as its first reeve.
In 1885, the Grand Trunk Railway was built through Armour.
In 1890, the Village of Burk's Falls split off from the township to form a separate village municipality.
In 1916, Highway 11 was built through the township.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Armour had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.
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