Lake of the Woods, Ontario

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Lake of the Woods
Township of Lake of the Woods
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Township office in Rainy River
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Lake of the Woods
Coordinates: 49°00′N94°23′W / 49.000°N 94.383°W / 49.000; -94.383
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Rainy River
FormedJanuary 1, 1998
Government
  MayorColleen Fadden
  Federal riding Thunder Bay—Rainy River
  Prov. riding Kenora—Rainy River
Area
[1]
  Land751.31 km2 (290.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total230
  Density0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code FSA
P0W
Area code 807
Website www.lakeofthewoods.ca

Lake of the Woods is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Rainy River District. The township is located on the eponymous Lake of the Woods, consisting of mainland in the south-east part of the lake, the southern shores of Aulneau Peninsula, along with several islands in the lake, including Big Island and Bigsby Island. It fully surrounds the Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing, Big Grassy River 35G, Big Island Mainland 93, and Saug-a-Gaw-Sing 1 First Nation reserves.

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The township was formed on January 1, 1998, when the former incorporated townships of Morson and McCrosson/Tovell were amalgamated. The following year portions of Unorganized Kenora District were annexed. [2]

The primary communities within the township are Bergland, Minahico and Morson.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lake of the Woods had a population of 308 living in 140 of its 454 total private dwellings, a change of 33.9% from its 2016 population of 230. With a land area of 746.24 km2 (288.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.1/sq mi) in 2021. [3]

Canada census – Lake of the Woods community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population308 (+33.9% from 2016)230 (-22.3% from 2011)296 (-8.4% from 2006)
Land area746.24 km2 (288.12 sq mi)751.31 km2 (290.08 sq mi)751.95 km2 (290.33 sq mi)
Population density0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi)0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi)0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi)
Median age59.2 (M: 59.2, F: 58.8)59.6 (M: 61.1, F: 58.6)
Private dwellings454 (total)  140 (occupied)521 (total) 555 (total) 
Median household income$75,000$55,936
References: 2021 [4] 2016 [5] 2011 [6] earlier [7] [8]
Lake of the Woods Township
historical populations
YearPop.±%
1996 432    
2001 330−23.6%
2006 323−2.1%
2011 296−8.4%
2016 230−22.3%
[9] [10] [1]

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References

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  2. "History". Lake of the Woods Township. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
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