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Tehkummah | |
|---|---|
Township | |
 The MS Chi-Cheemaun docking in South Baymouth. | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| District | Manitoulin |
| Incorporated | 1881 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Reeve | Gary Brown |
| • MP | Carol Hughes (NDP) |
| • MPP | Michael Mantha (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 406 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0P 2C0 |
| Area code | 705 |
Tehkummah is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island.
Communities
The best known community in the township is South Baymouth, the northern docking point of the MS Chi-Cheemaun passenger-car ferry which traverses the Main Channel of Georgian Bay from the community of Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. At the dock, the provincial Highway 6, whose southern segment ends at Tobermory, resumes and continues northward to its terminus at Highway 17 north of Espanola.
The administrative centre of the township is the community of Tehkummah.
The township also includes the community of Snowville and the ghost town of Michael's Bay.
Demographics
Canada census – Tehkummah community profile
| 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Population | 406 (6.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| Median age | |
| Private dwellings | 353 (total) |
| Median household income |
Climate
| Climate data for South Baymouth | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) |
−13 (9) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37 (−35) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−19 (−2) |
−33 (−27) |
−37 (−35) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 88.9 (3.50) |
56.1 (2.21) |
63.1 (2.48) |
60.4 (2.38) |
70.2 (2.76) |
60.2 (2.37) |
59.0 (2.32) |
79.9 (3.15) |
89.0 (3.50) |
87.8 (3.46) |
83.8 (3.30) |
91.9 (3.62) |
890.1 (35.04) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.8 (0.50) |
6.8 (0.27) |
35.8 (1.41) |
51.3 (2.02) |
70.2 (2.76) |
60.2 (2.37) |
59.0 (2.32) |
79.9 (3.15) |
89.0 (3.50) |
87.6 (3.45) |
66.2 (2.61) |
25.8 (1.02) |
644.3 (25.37) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 76.1 (30.0) |
49.4 (19.4) |
27.4 (10.8) |
9.1 (3.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.1) |
17.6 (6.9) |
66.1 (26.0) |
245.9 (96.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 16.1 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 16.6 | 143 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 2.1 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 96.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 14.4 | 10.6 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 4.0 | 12.8 | 50.34 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 74.3 | 102.1 | 158.1 | 192.9 | 242.7 | 259.9 | 296.7 | 252.5 | 176.3 | 127.7 | 71.5 | 60.3 | 2,014.8 |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Tehkummah census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-22. Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Environment Canada—Climate Normals 1971-2000. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
External links
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