{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Tehkummah |official_name = Township of Tehkummah |settlement_type = Township (single-tier) |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = South Baymouth - Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada - October 12, 2023.jpg |image_caption = South Baymouth |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = CAN ON Manitoulin#Ontario |pushpin_label_position = |coordinates = {{coord|format=dms|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Canada |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Ontario |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Manitoulin |government_type = Township |leader_title = Reeve |leader_name = John Carter Deforge |leader_title1 = MP |leader_name1 = Jim Belanger (Conservative) |leader_title2 = MPP |leader_name2 = Bill Rosenberg (PC) |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = Incorporated |established_date2 = 1881 |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = <ref name=SCref21>{{SCref |year=2021 |unit=csd |code={{#property:P3012}} |access-date=2024-12-10}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = 131.70 |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |population_as_of = 2021 |population_footnotes = <ref name="SCref21"/> |population_note = |population_total = 450 |population_density_km2 = 3.4 |timezone = EST |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = P0P 2C0 |area_codes = 705, 249 |website = {{Official URL}} |footnotes = }}
'''Tehkummah''' is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island.
==Communities== The best known community in the township is South Baymouth (<small>{{coord|45|33|41|N|82|0|36|W|display=inline}}</small>),<ref>{{Cite cgndb |FCQER |South Baymouth |access-date=19 February 2025}}</ref> the northern docking point of the ''MS Chi-Cheemaun'' passenger-car ferry which traverses the Main Channel of Georgian Bay to 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 (<small>{{coord|45|39|18|N|82|0|56|W|display=inline}}</small>).<ref>{{Cite cgndb |FCVIK |Tehkummah |access-date=19 February 2025}}</ref>
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 {{val|450|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|224|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|368|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:450-436}}|436|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|436|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|131.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|450|131.7|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name="SCref21"/> {{Canada census |2021_population=450 | 2021_pop_delta=+3.2 | 2021_land_area=131.70 | 2021_pop_density=3.4 |2021_median_age=59.6 | 2021_median_age_m=60.0 | 2021_median_age_f=59.6 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=368 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=224 | 2021_mean_hh_income=60,800 |2021_geocode=2021A00053551001 |2021_access_date=2024-12-10 |2016_population=436 | 2016_pop_delta=+7.4 | 2016_land_area=132.48 | 2016_pop_density=3.3 |2016_median_age=59.0 | 2016_median_age_m=58.9 | 2016_median_age_f=59.2 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=333 | 2016_mean_hh_income=50,432 | 2016_access_date=2019-06-20 |2011_population=406 | 2011_pop_delta=+6.3 | 2011_land_area=132.48 | 2011_pop_density=3.1 |2011_median_age= | 2011_median_age_m= | 2011_median_age_f= |2011_total_pvt_dwell=353 | 2011_mean_hh_income= | 2011_access_date=2012-02-22 |2006_population=382 | 2006_pop_delta=+4.1 | 2006_land_area=132.48 | 2006_pop_density=2.9 |2006_median_age=54.0 | 2006_median_age_m=52.8 | 2006_median_age_f=54.2 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=291 | 2006_mean_hh_income=35,061 | 2006_access_date=2012-02-22 |2001_population=367 | 2001_pop_delta=-1.1 | 2001_land_area=132.48 | 2001_pop_density=2.8 |2001_median_age=50.9 | 2001_median_age_m=52.3 | 2001_median_age_f=50.6 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=352 | 2001_mean_hh_income=23,820 | 2001_access_date=2012-02-22 }}
{{Historical populations |title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Tehkummah |align = none |cols = 3 |percentages = |footnote = Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. |source = Statistics Canada<ref name="SCref21"/><ref name=census1941>{{cite report |title=Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions |id=CS98-1941-2 |date=1944 |publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics}}</ref><ref name=census1971>{{cite journal |title=1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical) |journal=Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2) |date=July 1973 |pages= |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref> | 1881 |506 | 1891 |405 | 1901 |521 | 1911 |577 | 1921 |560 | 1931 |537 | 1941 |556 | 1951 |509 | 1956 |521 | 1961 |473 | 1966 |456 | 1971 |453 | 1976 |385 | 1981 |370 | 1986 |349 | 1991 |389 | 1996 |371 | 2001 |367 | 2006 |382 | 2011 |406 | 2016 |436 | 2021 |450 }}
==Climate== {{Weather box |location = South Baymouth (1981−2010) |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan record high C = 7.8 |Feb record high C = 8.0 |Mar record high C = 15.0 |Apr record high C = 24.5 |May record high C = 29.5 |Jun record high C = 30.0 |Jul record high C = 33.9 |Aug record high C = 32.5 |Sep record high C = 28.3 |Oct record high C = 23.9 |Nov record high C = 17.2 |Dec record high C = 14.0 |year record high C = 33.9 |Jan high C = −3.2 |Feb high C = −2.4 |Mar high C = 1.5 |Apr high C = 8.2 |May high C = 14.6 |Jun high C = 19.3 |Jul high C = 23.3 |Aug high C = 22.5 |Sep high C = 17.4 |Oct high C = 11.3 |Nov high C = 5.3 |Dec high C = -0.4 |year high C = 9.8 |Jan mean C = -7.9 |Feb mean C = -7.2 |Mar mean C = -3.3 |Apr mean C = 3.8 |May mean C = 9.7 |Jun mean C = 14.2 |Jul mean C = 18.2 |Aug mean C = 17.9 |Sep mean C = 13.5 |Oct mean C = 7.7 |Nov mean C = 2.1 |Dec mean C = -4.2 |year mean C = 5.4 |Jan low C = −12.5 |Feb low C = −12.0 |Mar low C = −8.0 |Apr low C = -0.7 |May low C = 4.8 |Jun low C = 9.0 |Jul low C = 13.1 |Aug low C = 13.3 |Sep low C = 9.5 |Oct low C = 4.0 |Nov low C = −1.0 |Dec low C = −7.9 |year low C = 1.0 |Jan record low C = −37.0 |Feb record low C = −36.5 |Mar record low C = −31.1 |Apr record low C = −19.5 |May record low C = −4.4 |Jun record low C = 0.0 |Jul record low C = 4.4 |Aug record low C = -0.6 |Sep record low C = −3.5 |Oct record low C = −8.3 |Nov record low C = −19.0 |Dec record low C = −33.0 |year record low C = −37.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 78.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 49.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 63.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 69.2 |May precipitation mm = 71.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 58.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 50.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 74.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 95.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 112.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 92.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 94.0 |year precipitation mm = 909.6 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 13.1 |Feb rain mm = 6.5 |Mar rain mm = 38.0 |Apr rain mm = 57.9 |May rain mm = 71.6 |Jun rain mm = 58.6 |Jul rain mm = 50.9 |Aug rain mm = 74.2 |Sep rain mm = 95.2 |Oct rain mm = 111.9 |Nov rain mm = 73.6 |Dec rain mm = 29.6 |year rain mm = 681.1 |snow colour = green |Jan snow cm = 65.0 |Feb snow cm = 43.3 |Mar snow cm = 25.9 |Apr snow cm = 11.3 |May snow cm = 0.0 |Jun snow cm = 0.0 |Jul snow cm = 0.0 |Aug snow cm = 0.0 |Sep snow cm = 0.0 |Oct snow cm = 0.08 |Nov snow cm = 18.5 |Dec snow cm = 64.5 |year snow cm = 228.4 |unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm |Jan precipitation days = 15.9 |Feb precipitation days = 11.2 |Mar precipitation days = 10.5 |Apr precipitation days = 12.1 |May precipitation days = 11.2 |Jun precipitation days = 10.2 |Jul precipitation days = 7.9 |Aug precipitation days = 10.6 |Sep precipitation days = 12.9 |Oct precipitation days = 14.9 |Nov precipitation days = 14.1 |Dec precipitation days = 17.4 |year precipitation days = 148.9 |unit rain days = 0.2 mm |Jan rain days = 2.7 |Feb rain days = 1.9 |Mar rain days = 5.6 |Apr rain days = 10.2 |May rain days = 11.2 |Jun rain days = 10.2 |Jul rain days = 7.9 |Aug rain days = 10.6 |Sep rain days = 12.9 |Oct rain days = 14.9 |Nov rain days = 10.6 |Dec rain days = 5.9 |year rain days = 104.5 |unit snow days = 0.2 cm |Jan snow days = 13.5 |Feb snow days = 9.7 |Mar snow days = 5.6 |Apr snow days = 2.5 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.08 |Nov snow days = 3.8 |Dec snow days = 12.8 |year snow days = 48.1 |Jan sun = 74.3 |Feb sun = 97.5 |Mar sun = 162.8 |Apr sun = 190.8 |May sun = 242.9 |Jun sun = 264.6 |Jul sun = 307.1 |Aug sun = 256.2 |Sep sun = 187.8 |Oct sun = 127.9 |Nov sun = 70.4 |Dec sun = 57.5 |year sun = 2039.8 |Jan percentsun = 26.2 |Feb percentsun = 33.4 |Mar percentsun = 44.2 |Apr percentsun = 47.1 |May percentsun = 52.6 |Jun percentsun = 56.4 |Jul percentsun = 64.7 |Aug percentsun = 58.6 |Sep percentsun = 49.8 |Oct percentsun = 37.6 |Nov percentsun = 24.6 |Dec percentsun = 21.1 |year percentsun = 43.0 |source 1 = Environment Canada<ref name="climate">{{cite web | publisher = Environment Canada | url = ftp://ftp.tor.ec.gc.ca/Pub/Normals/English/ONT/ONT_OWEN-WARR_ENG.csv | title = South Baymouth, Ontario | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171010154230/ftp://ftp.tor.ec.gc.ca/Pub/Normals/English/ONT/ONT_OWEN-WARR_ENG.csv | archive-date = 2017-10-10 | url-status = dead | accessdate = February 16, 2015}}</ref> |date=August 2010 }}
==See also== *List of townships in Ontario
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{official website|http://www.tehkummah.ca}}
{{Geographic location | Centre = Tehkummah | North = Central Manitoulin | Northeast = | East = Assiginack | Southeast = ''South Bay'' / Wiikwemkoong | South = ''Lake Huron'' | Southwest = | West = Central Manitoulin | Northwest = }} {{Manitoulin District}}
Category:Municipalities in Manitoulin District Category:Single-tier municipalities in Ontario Category:Township municipalities in Ontario Category:Communities in Manitoulin Island