Bonfield, Ontario
Bonfield | |
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| Township of Bonfield Canton de Bonfield | |
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| Motto: "Small Community, Big Heart" | |
Bonfield | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 79°8′W / 46.217°N 79.133°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Nipissing |
| Established | 1882 as Callander Station |
| Incorporated | 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Narry Paquette |
| • MP | Pauline Rochefort |
| • MPP | Vic Fedeli |
| Area | |
| • Land | 206.22 km2 (79.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,146 |
| • Density | 10.4/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
Bonfield is a township in northeastern Ontario, Canada, on the Mattawa River in Nipissing District.
Named after James Bonfield (1825-1900), one-time M.P.P for South Renfrew in the Ontario legislature. The township's primary economic activities are forestry, logging, tourism, and some farming.
In 2007, Bonfield, along with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Papineau-Cameron, Mattawan and Calvin cooperated to create a newly branded Mattawa Voyageur Country tourist region in order to promote the area.