Machar, Ontario

Machar is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, Machar surrounds but does not include the village of South River.

Communities

 * Bray Lake
 * Eagle Lake
 * Maecks

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Machar had a population of $969$ living in $459$ of its $875$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $882$. With a land area of 182.65 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Etymology
This township in Parry Sound District was named by Sir Oliver Mowat in 1875 for the Rev John Machar (1796-1863), a founder of the Presbyterian Church of Upper Canada in 1831 and of Queen's College (University) in 1841, where he served as principal, 1843-53.