Hurkett | |
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Dispersed rural community | |
Derelict harbour of Hurkett | |
Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 88°29′05″W / 48.84917°N 88.48472°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Thunder Bay |
Area | |
• Total | 52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 236 |
• Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
Postal code | P0T |
Area code | 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]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hurkett had a population of 94 living in 51 of its 75 total private dwellings, a change of -56.1% from its 2016 population of 214. With a land area of 53.08 km2 (20.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) in 2021.[7]