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Coordinates: 47°48N 80°18W / 47.8°N 80.3°W / 47.8; -80.3
 

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Timiskaming District
District de Timiskaming
Location of Timiskaming District in Ontario
Location of Timiskaming District in Ontario
Coordinates: 47°48′N 80°18′W / 47.8°N 80.3°W / 47.8; -80.3
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
Created1912 (1912)
Government
 • MPsCharlie Angus, Marc Serré, Anthony Rota
 • MPPsFrance Gélinas, John Vanthof, Guy Bourgouin
Area
 • Land13,299.92 km2 (5,135.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total32,251
 • Density2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code FSA
P0J, P0K, P2N
Area codes705, 249
SeatTemiskaming Shores

Timiskaming is a district and census divisioninNortheastern Ontario in the Canadian provinceofOntario. 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.

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[edit]

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

Subdivisions[edit]

City[edit]

Towns[edit]

Townships[edit]

Village[edit]

First Nations reserve[edit]

Unorganized areas[edit]

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

Geographical townships[edit]

Demographics[edit]

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
20162011
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[edit]

The district seat is in Temiskaming Shores.

Along with portions of the neighbouring district, Cochrane, Timiskaming is represented in the Legislative Assembly of OntariobyJohn 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  • ^ a b "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  • ^ "Official Plan" (PDF). Town of Kirkland Lake. Retrieved 2011-10-21.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  • ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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