Rainy River District

Rainy River District
Rainy River District
District
	Location of Rainy River District in Ontario
	Coordinates: 48°50′N 92°00′W / 48.833°N 92.000°WCoordinates: 48°50′N 92°00′W / 48.833°N 92.000°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
Created	1885
Government
• MPs	Don Rusnak (Liberal)
• MPPs	Judith Monteith-Farrell (NDP), Greg Rickford (PC)
Area
• Land	15,486.75 km2 (5,979.47 sq mi)
Elevation	328 m (1,076 ft)
Population (2016)
• 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	P0W, P9A
Area code(s)	807
Largest communities	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 year-round. 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]

Subdivisions[]

Municipalities[]

Status	Name	Population (2011)	Mayor or Reeve
Town	Fort Frances	7,952	June Caul
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

Unorganized area[]

Rainy River, Unorganized (served by the Eva Marion Lake local services board)

First Nations reserves[]

Demographics[]

hideCanada census – Rainy River District community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	20,110 (-1.3% from 2011)	20,370 (-5.5% from 2006)	21,564 (-2.5% from 2001)
Land area:	15,486.75 km² (5,979.47 sq mi)	15,484.83 km² (5,978.73 sq mi)	15,472.94 km² (5,974.14 sq mi)
Population density:	1.3/km² (3.4/sq mi)	1.3/km² (3.4/sq mi)	1.4/km² (3.6/sq mi)
Median age:	44.7 (M: 44.1, F: 45.2)		41.0 (M: 40.5, F: 41.3)
Total private dwellings:	11,217	10,792	10,823
Median household income:	$64,320
References: 2016^[4] 2011^[5] 2006^[6] earlier^[7]

Historical Populations
Rainy River District, ON

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	23,138	—
2001	22,109	−4.4%
2006	21,564	−2.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	20,370	−5.5%
2016	20,110	−1.3%

^[8]^[1]^[7]

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. ^[9]

External links[]

Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Rainy River, District". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^ 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"
^ Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2011 census data
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
^ "Rainy River District census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
^ 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.

[census2016-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Rainy River, District". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

[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

[cp2016-4] "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-09.

[cp2011-5] "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

[cp2006-6] "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

[cp2001-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

[cp_2011-8] "Rainy River District census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 20, 2012.

[9] 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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show v t Rainy River District, Ontario
Towns	Fort Frances Rainy River
Townships	Alberton Atikokan Chapple Dawson Emo La Vallee Lake of the Woods Morley
First Nations	Animakee Wa Zhing 37 Big Grassy Couchiching Lac La Croix Mitaanjigamiing Naicatchewenin Naongashiing Nigigoonsiminikaaning Onigaming Rainy River Seine River
Indian reserves	Agency 1 Assabaska Big Grassy River 35G Big Island 31D Big Island 31E Big Island 31F Big Island 37 Big Island Mainland 93 Couchiching 16A Lake of the Woods 31H Lake of the Woods 34 Long Sault 12 Manitou Rapids 11 Naongashing 31A Neguaguon Lake 25D Rainy Lake 17A Rainy Lake 17B Rainy Lake 18C Rainy Lake 26A Rainy Lake 26B Rainy Lake 26C Sabaskong Bay 32C Sabaskong Bay 35C (part) Sabaskong Bay 35F (part) Sabaskong Bay 35H Saug-a-Gaw-Sing 1 Seine River 23A Seine River 23B Sturgeon Falls 23
Unorganized areas	Unorganized Rainy River
Unincorporated communities	Arbor Vitae Barwick Bergland Black Hawk Blue Burditt Lake Calm Lake Crilly Devlin Finland Flanders Gameland Glenorchy Government Landing Kawene McGinnis Creek Minahico Mine Centre Morson Off Lake Corner Pinewood Rocky Inlet Sapawe Shenston Sleeman Stratton
See also Communities in Rainy River District Census divisions of Ontario