Thornloe | |
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| Village of Thornloe | |
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  Thornloe | |
| Coordinates:47°40′00″N79°45′30″W / 47.66667°N 79.75833°W /47.66667; -79.75833 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Timiskaming |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village |
| • Reeve | Wayne Miller |
| Area | |
| • Land | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 92 |
| • Density | 17.0/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0J |
| Area code | 705 |
Thornloe is avillage in theCanadian province ofOntario, located in theTimiskaming District. The village had a population of 92 in the2021Canadian Census.
Since 1940 Thornloe Cheese had produced a respected brand of award-winning cheese and butter products inNortheastern Ontario. Fresh milk was utilized from neighboring farms all within a 25KM footprint in thisunique Northern agricultural region.
The original home of Thornloe Cheese was built in the village of Thornloe in 1940. It continued to operate in that location until a new plant was built in 1969 at the current location onHighway 11 just north of the City ofTemiskaming Shores, and it was a popular attraction for tourists.
The Thornloe Cheese Factory employed more than 35 full and part-time workers, and purchased over 3 million litres of milk from local farmers.
Gay lea, current owners of the Thornloe Cheese brand since 2019 decided to shudder the business after 83 years of production on October 31, 2023,[2][3] citing it too costly to upgrade to current standards.[4] The Thornloe Cheese Factory had been shutdown since serious equipment failures halted operations in mid-September 2023.[5]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Thornloe had a population of92 living in48 of its53 total private dwellings, a change of-17.9% from its 2016 population of112. With a land area of 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi), it had a population density of14.0/km2 (36.2/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
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