Timiskaming District

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Timiskaming District
District de Timiskaming
Map of Ontario TIMISKAMING.svg
Location of Timiskaming District in Ontario
Coordinates: 47°48′N80°18′W / 47.8°N 80.3°W / 47.8; -80.3
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
Created1912 (1912)
Government
   MPs Charlie Angus, Marc Serré, Anthony Rota
   MPPs France Gélinas, John Vanthof, Guy Bourgouin
Area
[1]
  Land13,299.92 km2 (5,135.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
  Total32,251
  Density2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code FSA
P0J, P0K, P2N
Area codes 705, 249
Seat Temiskaming Shores

Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from parts of this district and parts of Thunder Bay District.

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The division had a population of 32,251 in the Canada 2016 Census. The land area is 13,299.92 km2 (5,135.13 sq mi); the population density was 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi). [1]

It is just west of the similarly named Témiscamingue county in Québec, which is also informally called a region, but is administratively part of a greater region named Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

Temiskaming District is home to several provincial parks.

History

The coureurs de bois explored and traded fur in what is now the Timiskaming District, in the 17th century. [3]

Subdivisions

City

Towns

Townships

Village

First Nations reserve

Unorganized areas

The following local services boards serve inhabitants of these unincorporated areas:

Geographical townships

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Timiskaming District had a population of 31,424 living in 14,132 of its 16,290 total private dwellings, a change of −2.6% from its 2016 population of 32,251. With a land area of 13,247.4 km2 (5,114.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi) in 2021. [4]

Canada census – Timiskaming District community profile
2016 2011
Population32,251 (−1.2% from 2011)32,634 (−1.9% from 2006)
Land area13,303.30 km2 (5,136.43 sq mi)13,299.92 km2 (5,135.13 sq mi)
Population density2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Median age47.2 (M: 46.2, F: 48.0)46.6 (M: 45.9, F: 47.2)
Private dwellings16,862 (total) 16,330 (total) 
Median household income$59,630
References: 2016 [2] 2011 [1] earlier [5] [6]

Politics

The district seat is in Temiskaming Shores.

Along with portions of the neighbouring district, Cochrane, Timiskaming is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by John Vanthof. In the House of Commons of Canada, the district is divided between Nipissing—Timiskaming, represented by Anthony Rota, in the south, and Timmins-James Bay, represented by Charlie Angus, in the north. A very small portion of the district also belongs to the riding of Nickel Belt.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Temiskaming Shores</span> City in Ontario, Canada

Temiskaming Shores is a city in the Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It was created by the amalgamation of the town of New Liskeard, the town of Haileybury, and the township of Dymond in 2004. The city had a total population of 9,634 in the Canada 2021 Census. Temiskaming Shores is Ontario's second-smallest city, in terms of population, after Dryden. Haileybury is the seat of Timiskaming District.

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Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nipissing District</span> District in Ontario, Canada

Nipissing District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Unorganized Thunder Bay District</span> Unorganized area in Ontario, Canada

Unorganized Thunder Bay District is an unorganized area in northwestern Ontario, Canada in Thunder Bay District. It comprises all parts of the district that are not part of an incorporated municipality or a First Nations reserve.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Englehart</span> Town in Ontario, Canada

Englehart is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on the Blanche River in the Timiskaming District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Latchford, Ontario</span> Town in Ontario, Canada

Latchford is a single-tier municipality town in Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on Bay Lake on the Montreal River, near the town of Cobalt and the municipality of Temagami, and is 20 kilometres from the city of Temiskaming Shores. The population of the town in the Canada 2011 Census was 387, which makes it the smallest town by population in Ontario. The town's slogan is "The Best Little Town by a Dam Site!"

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Temagami</span> Municipality in Ontario, Canada

Temagami, formerly spelled Timagami, is a municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Nipissing District with Lake Temagami at its heart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matachewan</span> Township in Ontario, Canada

Matachewan is a township in Timiskaming, Northeastern Ontario, Canada, located at the end of Ontario Highway 66 along the Montreal River. The name is derived from the Cree word for "meeting of the currents".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gauthier, Ontario</span> Township municipality in Ontario, Canada

Gauthier is a township municipality in Timiskaming District the Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The township had a population of 138 in the Canada 2016 Census. Its main population centre is Dobie, located just north of Ontario Highway 66, 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) east of Kirkland Lake.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timiskaming—Cochrane (provincial electoral district)</span> Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada

Timiskaming—Cochrane is a provincial electoral district in northern Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Timiskaming is a word from the Algonquin Temikami or Temikaming, from tim 'deep' and kami 'open waters'. Alternate spellings include Temiskaming, Témiscaming and Témiscamingue. The word Temagami comes from the same root.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harris, Ontario</span> Township in Ontario, Canada

Harris is a township in the Timiskaming District in the Canadian province of Ontario.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harley, Ontario</span> Township in Ontario, Canada

Harley is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located within the Timiskaming District, Harley is located directly north of the city of Temiskaming Shores.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hudson, Ontario</span> Township in Ontario, Canada

Hudson is a township municipality incorporating the congruent geographic township in Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. Hudson is located directly west of the city of Temiskaming Shores and has only one named settlement, the community of Hillview.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chamberlain, Ontario</span> Township in Ontario, Canada

Chamberlain is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Timiskaming District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">King-Lebel</span> Designated place in Ontario, Canada

King-Lebel is a designated place in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Timiskaming District. The community, located between the town of Kirkland Lake and the municipal township of Gauthier, consists of the unincorporated township of Lebel, whose primary settlement is the community of King Kirkland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Unorganized West Timiskaming District</span> Unorganized area in Ontario, Canada

Unorganized West Timiskaming District is an unorganized area in the Canadian province of Ontario, comprising almost all portions of the Timiskaming District which are not organized into incorporated municipalities.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. 1 2 "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  3. "Official Plan" (PDF). Town of Kirkland Lake. Retrieved 2011-10-21.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.