Strong, Ontario


Strong is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as the name of a community within the township. Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, the township surrounds but does not include the village of Sundridge.
The township includes the communities of Hartfell, Kennedys, Lake Bernard, Pevensey, Stirling Falls, and Strong. It is home to Lake Bernard.
Strong Township is accessible via Highway 11 and Highway 124. It is bisected by the CN railway.

History

Settlement of the township began after the The Free Grants and Homestead Act of 1868, with the first settlers arriving in 1876. The Township of Strong was incorporated the following year.
In 1885, the Northern and [Pacific Junction Railway] was built through the township. In 1889, the village of Sundridge split off from the township to form a separate village municipality.

Demographics

In the Canadian census|2021 Census of Population] conducted by Statistics Canada, Strong 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.
Mother tongue :
  • English as first language: 95.8%
  • French as first language: 0.6%
  • English and French as first languages: 0%
  • Other as first language: 3.5%