Rainy River District

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Rainy River District
District
Map of Ontario RAINY RIVER.svg
Location of Rainy River District in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°50′N92°00′W / 48.833°N 92.000°W / 48.833; -92.000
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
Created1885
Government
 •  MPs Marcus Powlowski (Liberal)
 •  MPPs Kevin Holland (PC), Greg Rickford (PC)
Area
[1]
 • Land15,400.95 km2 (5,946.34 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
328 m (1,076 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
19,437
 • Density1.3/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zones
Most of the district UTC-06:00 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-05:00 (CDT)
Atikokan UTC-05:00 (Eastern)
Postal code span
P0W, P9A
Area code 807
Largest communities [3] Fort Frances (7,952)
Atikokan (2,787)

Rainy River District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1885. It is the only division in Ontario that lies completely in the Central Time Zone, except for the township of Atikokan (including Sapawe and Kawene to the east) observing Eastern Standard Time for part of the year. Its seat is Fort Frances. It is known for its fishing and its location on the US border opposite International Falls, Minnesota, and Baudette, Minnesota.

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Subdivisions

Municipalities

StatusNamePopulation (2011)Mayor or Reeve
Town Fort Frances 7,952Andrew Hallikas
Town Atikokan 2,787Dennis Brown
Township Emo 1,252Harold McQuaker
Township La Vallee 988Ken McKinnon
Township Alberton 864Mike Ford
Town Rainy River 842Deborah Ewald
Township Chapple 741Rilla Race
Township Dawson 563Bill Langner
Township Morley 474George Heyens
Township Lake of the Woods 296Valerie Pizey

Unorganized area:

First Nations

Reserves:

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Rainy River District had a population of 19,437 living in 8,315 of its 10,679 total private dwellings, a change of −3.3% from its 2016 population of 20,110. With a land area of 15,400.95 km2 (5,946.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Rainy River District community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population19,437 (-3.3% from 2016)20,110 (−1.3% from 2011)20,370 (−5.5% from 2006)
Land area15,400.95 km2 (5,946.34 sq mi)15,486.75 km2 (5,979.47 sq mi)15,484.83 km2 (5,978.73 sq mi)
Population density1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
Median age45.2 (M: 44.0, F: 46.0)44.7 (M: 44.1, F: 45.2)
Private dwellings10,679 (total)  8,315 (occupied)11,217 (total) 10,792 (total) 
Median household income$78,000$64,320
References: 2021 [4] 2016 [5] 2011 [6] earlier [7] [8]
Population history of the Rainy River District
YearPop.±%
1921 13,518—    
1931 17,359+28.4%
1941 19,132+10.2%
1951 22,132+15.7%
1956 25,483+15.1%
1961 26,531+4.1%
YearPop.±%
1966 25,816−2.7%
1971 25,750−0.3%
1976 24,768−3.8%
1981 22,798−8.0%
1986 22,871+0.3%
1991 22,997+0.6%
YearPop.±%
1996 23,138+0.6%
2001 22,109−4.4%
2006 21,564−2.5%
2011 20,370−5.5%
2016 20,110−1.3%
2021 19,437−3.3%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [9]
Sunset in Quetico Provincial Park Sunset quetico 7-24-05.JPG
Sunset in Quetico Provincial Park

Culture

As of 2013, the Rainy River District School Board has partnered with the Seven Generations Education Institute, the Ministry of Education, and local First Nations communities in development of new technologies and programs for revitalization of the Ojibwe language. [10]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rainy River, District (DIS) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Toe Protection for H-pileson Sloping Bedrock at Rainy River Archived 2016-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
    Page 2, "Mean river elevation is...328m"
  3. ↑ Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2011 census data
  4. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  5. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  6. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
  10. ↑ Latter, Heather (2013-04-10). "Native language initiatives enhanced". Fort Frances Times Online. Archived from the original on 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
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