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Jocelyn, Ontario
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jocelyn |
| official_name | Township of Jocelyn |
| settlement_type | Township (single-tier) |
| native_name | |
| image_skyline | Jocelyn Twp ON 1.JPG |
| image_caption | Municipal building |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Canada Ontario |
| pushpin_label_position | top |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Ontario |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Algoma |
| government_type | Township |
| leader_title | Reeve |
| leader_name | Cori Murdock |
| leader_title1 | Governing Body |
| leader_name1 | Jocelyn Township Council |
| leader_title2 | MP |
| leader_name2 | Terry Sheehan (Liberal) |
| leader_title3 | MPP |
| leader_name3 | Bill Rosenberg (PC) |
| established_title | Settled |
| established_date | 1830s |
| established_title2 | Incorporated |
| established_date2 | 1886 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 130.43 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 314 |
| population_density_km2 | 2.4 |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | P0R 1G0 |
| area_codes | 705, 249 |
| website |
Jocelyn is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on St. Joseph Island in the Algoma District. Jocelyn is home to Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site.
The primary community in the township is Kentvale, located on the boundary with the Township of St. Joseph. Other rural communities include Beech Beach (), Carterton (), Outlook (), and Tenby Bay ().
History
In 1792, the North West Company established a trading post on what is known today as Rains Point. In 1796, Fort St. Joseph was built just to the west. Two years later, the Chippewa sell St. Joseph Island to the English.
Settlement of the township began in 1838 when Major William Kingdom Rains relocated from Milford Haven in neighbouring Hilton Township to a point of land which he named Hentlan (today Rains Point).
In 1881, an Anglican Church was built in Jocelyn, and on July 1 of that same year, the Jocely Post Office opened. In 1886, Joceylyn Township was incorporated with Jesse G. Reesor as first reeve.
The Kentvale general store (actually located in the Township of St. Joseph) was opened in 1888 by Emily M. Kent and Frederick B. Kent. The original operation consisted of a grist and saw mill operated by Frederick and a store that Emily ran, operating under the name Kentvale General Merchants. A community outdoor hockey rink on the property provided recreation for this farming community for many years. It was operated by the Kent family and volunteers from the community.
In September 2024, the Ontario Ombudsman released a report on Jocelyn Township council, finding that certain closed meetings did not comply with the Municipal Act’s open meeting requirements and recommending improved transparency and procedural adherence. In 2023 and 2024, the township experienced significant political turmoil, including the resignation of two councillors and senior staff amid allegations of improper governance and hiring practices. An integrity commissioner’s investigation later concluded that Reeve Mark Henderson breached the township’s code of conduct by acting disrespectfully toward the public and failing to follow hiring policies.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jocelyn had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 130.43 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
| 1881 |413 | 1891 |369 | 1901 |452 | 1911 |337 | 1921 |344 | 1931 |226 | 1941 |196 | 1951 |176 | 1956 |144 | 1961 |137 | 1966 |98 | 1971 |104 | 1976 |119 | 1981 |144 | 1986 |170 | 1991 |238 | 1996 |294 | 2001 |298 | 2006 |277 | 2011 |237 | 2016 |313 | 2021 |314
References
References
- {{SCref. (2021)
- {{Cite cgndb. FAGPX. Beech Beach
- {{Cite cgndb. FAPEB. Carterton
- {{Cite cgndb. FDPUS. Outlook
- {{Cite cgndb. FCVKN. Tenby Bay
- (21 April 1998). "St Joseph Island Timeline". St. Joseph Island Historical Society.
- Bayliss, Joseph & Estelle. (1938). "Historic St. Joseph Island". Torch Press.
- (6 September 2024). "Township of Jocelyn - September 6, 2024". Ombudsman Ontario.
- (26 July 2023). "Councillors quit amid political turmoil on St. Joseph Island". [[Village Media]].
- (2 April 2024). "Report slams township reeve on St. Joseph Island for ‘belligerent’ behaviour". [[Village Media]].
- (1944). "Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions". Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
- (July 1973). "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Statistics Canada.
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