Timiskaming District
This article is about the administrative and census district in Ontario. For other uses, see
Timiskaming .
District in Ontario, Canada
Timiskaming District
District de Timiskaming
Location of Timiskaming District in Ontario
Coordinates: 47°48′N 80°18′W / 47.8°N 80.3°W / 47.8; -80.3 Country Canada Province Ontario Region Northeastern Ontario Created 1912 (1912 ) • MPs Charlie Angus , Marc Serré , Anthony Rota • MPPs France Gélinas , John Vanthof , Guy Bourgouin • Land 13,247.40 km2 (5,114.85 sq mi) • Total
31,424 • Density 2.4/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 .
It is just west of the similarly named Témiscamingue county in Quebec , 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.[ 2]
Subdivisions
City:
Towns:
Townships:
Village:
Unorganized areas:
Timiskaming, Unorganized, East Part Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part (Gowganda , Kenabeek , King Kirkland , Marshall's Corners , Marter , Sesekinika , Tarzwell , Tomstown )The following local services boards serve inhabitants of these unincorporated areas:
First Nations reserve
Geographical townships
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Timiskaming District had a population of 2 (5,114.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 2 (6.1/sq mi) in 2021.[ 1]
Canada census – Timiskaming District community profile
Population 31,424 (-2.6% from 2016) 32,251 (−1.2% from 2011) 32,634 (−1.9% from 2006)
Land area 13,247.40 km2 (5,114.85 sq mi) 13,303.30 km2 (5,136.43 sq mi) 13,299.92 km2 (5,135.13 sq mi)
Population density 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Median age 47.6 (M: 46.8, F: 48.8) 47.2 (M: 46.2, F: 48.0) 46.6 (M: 45.9, F: 47.2)
Private dwellings 16,290 (total) 14,132 (occupied) 16,862 (total) 14,395 (occupied) 16,330 (total)
Median household income $70,500 $59,630
Historical census populations – Timiskaming DistrictYear 1921 26,657 — 1931 37,043 +39.0% 1941 50,604 +36.6% 1951 50,016 −1.2% 1956 50,264 +0.5% 1961 50,971 +1.4%
Year 1966 47,154 −7.5% 1971 46,485 −1.4% 1976 43,704 −6.0% 1981 41,288 −5.5% 1986 40,307 −2.4% 1991 38,983 −3.3%
Year 1996 37,807 −3.0% 2001 34,442 −8.9% 2006 33,283 −3.4% 2011 32,634 −1.9% 2016 32,251 −1.2% 2021 31,424 −2.6%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.[ 1] [ 8]
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 .
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Places adjacent to Timiskaming District
