Hawk Junction is a community with a

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in the

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province of

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,Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737
Canadian Legal Information Institute. located just north of

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, about east of Wawa. The community was established by people of Italian, Scottish and French descent in 1909 when the

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was built through the area. In 1923-1924 it was destroyed by fire. The community was rebuilt and is now a terminal for the Algoma Central Railway. In September 2017, the last operating business, the Big Bear Hotel, closed, leaving Hawk Junction without any stores or services. Residents need to drive to the nearby town of Wawa for any services. It is a popular starting point for wilderness hunting and fishing trips. During the winter Hawk Junction is a major

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drop off point. The Big Bear has reopened its doors under a new owner.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Hawk Junction had a population of 138 living in 72 of its 109 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 158. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

Communities in Algoma District Designated places in Ontario Local services boards in Ontario Railway towns in Ontario {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub