Markstay-Warren
Markstay-Warren | |
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| Municipality of Markstay-Warren | |
Entering Markstay-Warren on Highway 17 westbound at Warren | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 80°30′W / 46.500°N 80.500°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Sudbury |
| Incorporated | 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Mayor | Steve Olson |
| • Governing Body | Markstay-Warren Town Council |
| • MP | Marc Serré (Liberal) |
| • MPP | John Vanthof (NDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 505.92 km2 (195.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,708 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 705 |
| Highways | Highway 17 / TCH Highway 535 Highway 539 |
| Website | www |
Markstay-Warren is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District. Highway 17, from the city limits of Greater Sudbury to the Sudbury District's border with Nipissing District, lies entirely within Markstay-Warren. The town had a population of 2,708 in the 2021 Canadian census.
The town was created on January 1, 1999, by the amalgamation of the incorporated Townships of Ratter and Dunnet and Hagar, the geographic township of Awrey, and parts of the geographic townships of Hawley, Henry, Loughrin, and Street. Along with the municipalities of St. Charles and French River, it is part of the region known as Sudbury East.
In the 2016 Canadian census, Markstay-Warren was added for the first time to Greater Sudbury's census metropolitan area.