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.The township had a population of 866 in the 2006 census, and increased 6.6% to 923 in the 2011 census.Communities Bray Lake Eagle Lake MaecksDemographicsPopulation trend: Population in 2011: 923 Population in 2006: 866 Population in 2001: 849 Population in 1996: 835 Population in 1991: 827 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 410 Mother tongue: English as first language: 94.7% French as first language: 5.3% English and French as first language: 0% Other as first language: 0%EtymologyThis 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.
