Rainy Lake 26A

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Rainy Lake 26A
Rainy Lake Indian Reserve No. 26A
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Rainy Lake 26A
Coordinates: 48°44′N92°56′W / 48.733°N 92.933°W / 48.733; -92.933
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
District Rainy River
First Nation Nigigoonsiminikaaning
Area
[1]
  Land23.77 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total159
  Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Website nigigoonsiminikaaning.ca

Rainy Lake 26A is a First Nations reserve on Rainy Lake in Rainy River District, Ontario. It is the main reserve of the Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation. The population was 157 in the 2016 census. Languages spoken are given as English and Ojibway in the census. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rainy Lake 26A census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. Statistics Canada (2016), Census Profile, 2016 Census; Rainy Lake 26A, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], Ontario and Ontario [Province], Canada: Statistics Canada, retrieved 2023-08-03