The township consists of two communities, Val Rita and Harty, both located along Highway 11 between Opasatika and Kapuskasing. It was incorporated as a township in 1973, following a failed community effort in 1964 to request incorporation as a municipality.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Val Rita-Harty had a population of 757 living in 326 of its 382 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 762. With a land area of 378.89 km2 (146.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
Canada census – Val Rita-Harty (3556070) community profile
^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^"2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
^"2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^"2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.