Hurkett

Hurkett
Dispersed rural community
Derelict harbour of Hurkett
Hurkett Location of Hurkett in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 88°29′05″W / 48.84917°N 88.48472°WCoordinates: 48°50′57″N 88°29′05″W / 48.84917°N 88.48472°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Area[2]
• Total	52.65 km^2 (20.33 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	193 m (633 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	236
• Density	4.5/km^2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4)
Postal code	P0T
Area code(s)	807

Hurkett is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the Unorganized part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is on Black Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in geographic Stirling Township,^[4] and is on Ontario Highway 582, a short spur off Ontario Highway 17. Hurkett is a designated place served by a local services board,^[5] and has a population of 236.^[6]

Demographics

Hurkett had a population of 285 in the Canada 2006 Census^[7] which declined to 236 in the 2011 census.^[6]

Canada census – Hurkett community profile
	2011	2006
Population:	236 (-17.2% from 2006)	285 (% from 2001)
Land area:	52.65 km^2 (20.33 sq mi)	52.65 km^2 (20.33 sq mi)
Population density:	4.5/km^2 (12/sq mi)	5.4/km^2 (14/sq mi)
Median age:	49.7 (M: 48.2, F: 50.2)
Total private dwellings:	121
Median household income:
References: 2011[6] 2006[7]

References

1. "Hurkett". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
2. "Hurkett, Ontario (Code 350027) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
3. Elevation taken from Google Earth at coordinates given in the Infobox. Accessed 2015-07-12.
4. "Stirling" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
5. "Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737". Canadian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-27.

Other map sources:

• Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2015-07-12.