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
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 396
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 93.5%
- French as first language: 1.7%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 4.8%
Etymology
This township in Parry Sound District was named by Sir Oliver Mowat in 1875 for the Rev John Machar, a founder of the Presbyterian Church of Upper Canada in 1831 and of Queen's College in 1841, where he served as principal, 1843-53.
