Severn | |
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| Township of Severn | |
 TheTrent-Severn Waterway in Port Severn | |
  Severn  Severn | |
| Coordinates:44°45′N79°31′W / 44.750°N 79.517°W /44.750; -79.517 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Simcoe |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike Burkett |
| • MPs | Bruce Stanton |
| • MPPs | Jill Dunlop |
| Area | |
| • Land | 523.06 km2 (201.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 14,576 |
| • Density | 27.9/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FSA | L0K |
| Area codes | 705,249 |
| Website | www |
Severn is atownship in south-centralOntario, Canada, located betweenLake Couchiching, and theSevern River (both are part of theTrent–Severn Waterway) inSimcoe County.
The township comprises the communities of Amigo Beach, Ardtrea, Buckskin, Buena Vista Park, Burnside, Carlyon, Coldwater, Cumberland Beach, Fesserton, Hamlet, Hampshire Mills, Happyland, Hawkins Corner, Hydro Glen, Lovering, Maple Valley, Marchmont, Menoke Beach, Mordolphin, Mount Stephen, Port Severn, Port Stanton, Scarlet Park, Severn Bridge, Severn Falls, Sparrow Lake, Swift Rapids, Uhthoff, the Uhthoff Hunt Camp, Wilson Point, and Washago.
ChiefJohn Aisance and his band ofChippewas (also known as Ojibwa) settled along the Coldwater River in 1830, calling the placeGissinausebing, which means "cold water." They built a grist mill on the site in 1833, which the Native people owned until 1849. In 1835 a post office was established, and the community was called Coldwater.
Coldwater was opened to European settlement in 1836, and was incorporated as a village in 1908. Three weekly newspapers have been published in the community: theColdwater Planet (1896 to 1928), theColdwater News (1895 to 1956); and theColdwater Canadian in 1956.
At the mouth of the Severn River, another community sprang up. The residents called it Severn Mills after a sawmill was built there around 1850. Lumber from this area was sent out on ships. The village was renamed to Port Severn in 1868. In 1875, theGeorgian Bay Lumber Co. was formed, soon to become the major lumber producer in the Severn River watershed.
The settlement expanded rapidly over the next 20 years. In 1896, the mill was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Since the timber supply in the area had been greatly reduced, the mill was not rebuilt and the population of the village began to decline. With the completion of theTrent–Severn Waterway in this area in 1915, economic activity shifted from lumber to tourism.
The current township of Severn was founded on January 1, 1994, as part of the restructuring of Simcoe County, by amalgamating the village of Coldwater with the townships of Matchedash and Orillia, plus portions of the townships of Medonte and Tay.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Severn had a population of14,576 living in5,804 of its7,073 total private dwellings, a change of8.3% from its 2016 population of13,462. With a land area of 523.06 km2 (201.95 sq mi), it had a population density of27.9/km2 (72.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 14,576 (+8.3% from 2016) | 13,477 (+8.9% from 2011) | 12,377 (+2.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 523.06 km2 (201.95 sq mi) | 549.75 km2 (212.26 sq mi) | 549.90 km2 (212.32 sq mi) |
| Population density | 27.9/km2 (72/sq mi) | 24.5/km2 (63/sq mi) | 22.5/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Median age | 49.6 (M: 48.4, F: 50.0) | 49.1 (M: 48.8, F: 49.3) | |
| Private dwellings | 7,073 (total) 5,804 (occupied) | 6,927 (total) | 6,643 (total) |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $77,009 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1996 | 10,257 | — |
| 2001 | 11,135 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 12,030 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 12,377 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 13,462 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 14,576 | +8.3% |
| 2016 Population figure based on revised count. Source: Statistics Canada[1][5][6] | ||
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