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Tehkummah
Township
The MS Chi-Cheemaun docking in South Baymouth.
The MS Chi-Cheemaun docking in South Baymouth.
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictManitoulin
Incorporated1881
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReeveGary Brown
 • MPCarol Hughes (NDP)
 • MPPMichael Mantha (NDP)
Area
 • Land132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
406
 • Density3.1/km2 (8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
P0P 2C0
Area code705

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
Population406 (6.3% from 2006)
Land area132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi)
Population density3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Median age
Private dwellings353 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011[1] earlier[2][3]

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

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Environment CanadaClimate Normals 1971-2000. Retrieved 10 March 2012.