Englehart and Area Community Profile 2011
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2012 Englehart & Area Community Profile Your Vision. Our Potential. Produced with special thanks to our project funding partners Version 1.0 November 2011 © 2011 Englehart and Area This document contains information that is subject to change without notice. All data is believed to be accurate, but the reader is advised to verify data before reaching decisions based upon information contained within this document. All marks are the property of their respective owners. For further information please contact: Amy Vickery-Menard Clerk-Treasurer The Corporation of the Township of Evanturel Phone: 705-544-8200 Fax: 705-544-8206 Web: www.evanturel.com Englehart and Area Englehart and Area Community Profile 2011 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1 1.1 Location ................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Climate ................................................................................................................... 4 2 DEMOGRAPHICS .......................................................................................... 5 2.1 Population Size and Growth ..................................................................................... 5 2.2 Age Profile .............................................................................................................. 6 2.3 Language Characteristics ......................................................................................... 7 2.4 Mobility Characteristics ............................................................................................ 8 2.5 Level of Education ................................................................................................... 9 2.6 Income................................................................................................................. 11 3 LABOUR FORCE.......................................................................................... 14 3.1 Key Indicators ...................................................................................................... 14 3.2 Labour Force by Occupation .................................................................................. 15 3.3 Labour Force by Industry ...................................................................................... 18 3.4 Place of Work ....................................................................................................... 19 3.5 Net Import & Export of Labour Force ..................................................................... 21 3.6 General Wages by Occupation ............................................................................... 23 4 KEY INDUSTRIES ....................................................................................... 29 4.1 Largest Employers ................................................................................................ 29 5 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES ................................................................. 31 5.1 Highways ............................................................................................................. 31 5.2 Rail Service ........................................................................................................... 32 5.3 Airports ................................................................................................................ 34 5.4 Port ...................................................................................................................... 38 5.5 Bus ...................................................................................................................... 39 6 TAXES AND UTILITIES ............................................................................... 40 6.1 Local Property Tax Rates ....................................................................................... 40 6.2 Federal and Provincial Income Tax Rates ................................................................ 40 6.3 Electricity ............................................................................................................. 42 6.4 Natural Gas .......................................................................................................... 45 6.5 Waste Management .............................................................................................. 47 6.6 Water and Sanitary Sewer ..................................................................................... 49 6.7 Communications Infrastructure .............................................................................. 51 7 BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT RELATED FEES ......................................... 55 7.1 Development Related Fees .................................................................................... 55 7.2 Development Charges ........................................................................................... 56 8 INDUSTRIAL PARKS .................................................................................. 57 8.1 Industrial Parks ..................................................................................................... 57 9 BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ...................................... 58 9.1 Government Services ............................................................................................ 58 9.2 Chamber of Commerce and Business Associations ................................................... 60 9.3 Education, Employment and Training Services ........................................................ 61 9.4 Area Financial Institutions ..................................................................................... 65 9.5 Accountants and Investor Groups .......................................................................... 65 9.6 Real Estate ........................................................................................................... 66 9.7 Economic Development ......................................................................................... 67 10 QUALITY OF LIFE ....................................................................................... 68 10.1 Housing Characteristics ......................................................................................... 68 10.2 Health and Community Services ............................................................................. 68 Englehart and Area Englehart and Area Community Profile 2011 10.3 Education ............................................................................................................. 70 10.4 Protective Services ................................................................................................ 72 10.5 Recreation, Tourism and Events ............................................................................. 73 10.6 Events .................................................................................................................. 75 10.7 Local Media .......................................................................................................... 76 11 LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS ....................................................................... 77 11.1 Motels .................................................................................................................. 77 11.2 Other ................................................................................................................... 77 APPENDIX - INCENTIVES ................................................................................ 78 Englehart and Area Englehart and Area Community Profile 2011 List of Tables Table 1: Englehart and Area Average Temperature (°C) .......................................................................................................4 Table 2: Englehart and Area Average Precipitation ...............................................................................................................4 Table 3: Population Change ................................................................................................................................................5 Table 4: Age Distribution ....................................................................................................................................................7 Table 5: Language Characteristics, 2010 ..............................................................................................................................7 Table 6: Englehart and Area Mobility Rates ..........................................................................................................................8 Table 7: Education Attainment, 2011 ................................................................................................................................. 10 Table 8: Total Income Levels, 2010 ................................................................................................................................... 11 Table 9: Family Income Levels, 2010 ................................................................................................................................. 12 Table 10: Dwelling Characteristics for Englehart and Area, 2011 ......................................................................................... 12 Table 11: Household Income Levels, 2010 ......................................................................................................................... 13 Table 12: Labour Force Characteristics, 2011 ....................................................................................................................