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Tehkummah
Township (single-tier)
Township of Tehkummah
The MS Chi-Cheemaun docking in South Baymouth
The MS Chi-Cheemaun docking in South Baymouth
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Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Manitoulin
Incorporated 1881
Government
 • Type Township
Area
 • Land 132.69 km2 (51.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 436
 • Density 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
P0P 2C0
Area code(s) 705, 249

Tehkummah is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island.

Communities

Southeastern tip of Manitoulin Island, cropped from ISS067-E-7704
South Bay is frozen over at the centre. North is oriented towards the upper left in this photo taken from the International Space Station on April 10, 2022.

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 ghost towns of Michael's Bay and Snowville.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tehkummah had a population of 450 living in 224 of its 368 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 436. With a land area of 131.7 km2 (50.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Tehkummah community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 436 (+7.4% from 2011) 406 (+6.3% from 2006) 382 (+4.1% from 2001)
Land area: 132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi) 132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi) 132.48 km2 (51.15 sq mi)
Population density: 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Median age: 59.0 (M: 58.9, F: 59.2) 54.0 (M: 52.8, F: 54.2)
Total private dwellings: 333 353 291
Median household income: $50,432 $35,061
References: 2016 2011 2006 earlier

Climate

Climate data for South Baymouth (1981−2010)
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)
Average high °C (°F) −3.2
(26.2)
−2.4
(27.7)
1.5
(34.7)
8.2
(46.8)
14.6
(58.3)
19.3
(66.7)
23.3
(73.9)
22.5
(72.5)
17.4
(63.3)
11.3
(52.3)
5.3
(41.5)
−0.4
(31.3)
9.8
(49.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.9
(17.8)
−7.2
(19.0)
−3.3
(26.1)
3.8
(38.8)
9.7
(49.5)
14.2
(57.6)
18.2
(64.8)
17.9
(64.2)
13.5
(56.3)
7.7
(45.9)
2.1
(35.8)
−4.2
(24.4)
5.4
(41.7)
Average low °C (°F) −12.5
(9.5)
−12
(10)
−8
(18)
−0.7
(30.7)
4.8
(40.6)
9.0
(48.2)
13.1
(55.6)
13.3
(55.9)
9.5
(49.1)
4.0
(39.2)
−1
(30)
−7.9
(17.8)
1.0
(33.8)
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) 78.1
(3.07)
49.8
(1.96)
63.9
(2.52)
69.2
(2.72)
71.6
(2.82)
58.6
(2.31)
50.9
(2.00)
74.2
(2.92)
95.2
(3.75)
112.0
(4.41)
92.2
(3.63)
94.0
(3.70)
909.6
(35.81)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 13.1
(0.52)
6.5
(0.26)
38.0
(1.50)
57.9
(2.28)
71.6
(2.82)
58.6
(2.31)
50.9
(2.00)
74.2
(2.92)
95.2
(3.75)
111.9
(4.41)
73.6
(2.90)
29.6
(1.17)
681.1
(26.81)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 65.0
(25.6)
43.3
(17.0)
25.9
(10.2)
11.3
(4.4)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.08
(0.03)
18.5
(7.3)
64.5
(25.4)
228.4
(89.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 15.9 11.2 10.5 12.1 11.2 10.2 7.9 10.6 12.9 14.9 14.1 17.4 148.9
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 2.7 1.9 5.6 10.2 11.2 10.2 7.9 10.6 12.9 14.9 10.6 5.9 104.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 13.5 9.7 5.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.08 3.8 12.8 48.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.3 97.5 162.8 190.8 242.9 264.6 307.1 256.2 187.8 127.9 70.4 57.5 2,039.8
Percent possible sunshine 26.2 33.4 44.2 47.1 52.6 56.4 64.7 58.6 49.8 37.6 24.6 21.1 43.0
Source: Environment Canada
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