Rainy River District | |
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Coordinates: 48°50′N92°00′W / 48.833°N 92.000°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northwestern Ontario |
Created | 1885 |
Government | |
• MPs | Marcus Powlowski (Liberal) |
• MPPs | Kevin Holland (PC), Greg Rickford (PC) |
Area | |
• Land | 15,486.75 km2 (5,979.47 sq mi) |
Elevation | 328 m (1,076 ft) |
Population (2016) [1] | |
• Total | 20,110 |
• Density | 1.3/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 | |
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.
In 2016, the population was 20,110. The land area is 15,486.75 square kilometres (5,979.47 sq mi); the population density was 1.3 per square kilometre (3.4/sq mi). [1]
Status | Name | Population (2011) | Mayor or Reeve |
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Town | Fort Frances | 7,952 | Andrew Hallikas |
Town | Atikokan | 2,787 | Dennis Brown |
Township | Emo | 1,252 | Harold McQuaker |
Township | La Vallee | 988 | Ken McKinnon |
Township | Alberton | 864 | Mike Ford |
Town | Rainy River | 842 | Deborah Ewald |
Township | Chapple | 741 | Rilla Race |
Township | Dawson | 563 | Bill Langner |
Township | Morley | 474 | George Heyens |
Township | Lake of the Woods | 296 | Valerie Pizey |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1996 | 23,138 | — |
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% |
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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. [6]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 19,437 (-3.3% from 2016) | 20,110 (−1.3% from 2011) | 20,370 (−5.5% from 2006) |
Land area | 15,400.95 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 density | 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) | 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) | 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) |
Median age | 45.2 (M: 44, F: 46) | 44.7 (M: 44.1, F: 45.2) | |
Private dwellings | 8,315 (total) | 11,217 (total) | 10,792 (total) |
Median household income | $64,320 |
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. [11]
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