Unorganized South Nipissing District is an
unorganized area
An unorganized area or unorganized territory (french: Territoire non organisé) is any geographic region in Canada that does not form part of a municipality or Indian reserve. In these areas, the lowest level of government is provincial or territ ...
in north-central
Ontario
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, in the
District of Nipissing. It is almost entirely within and includes most of
Algonquin Provincial Park
Algonquin Provincial Park is a provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in Ontario, Canada, mostly within the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District. Established in 1893, it is the oldest provincial park in Cana ...
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Localities
Localities located within the unorganized area are:
Communities
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Acanthus
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Achray
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Brent
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Canoe Lake
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Coristine
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Daventry
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Government Park
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Kilrush
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Kiosk
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Lake Traverse
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Mink Lake
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Odenback
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Radiant
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Stuart
Townships
The following
geographic township
The term township, in Canada, is generally the district or area associated with a town. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semirural government within the co ...
s are included:
*Anglin
*Ballantyne
*Barron
*Biggar
*Bishop
*Boulter
*Bower
*Boyd
*Bronson
*Butt
*Canisbay
*Clancy
*Deacon
*Devine
*Dickson
*Edgar
*Finlayson
*Fitzgerald
*Freswick
*Guthrie
*Hunter
*Lauder
*Lister
*Master
*McCraney
*McLaughlin
*Niven
*Osler
*Paxton
*Peck
*Pentland
*Preston
*Sproule
*Stratton
*White
*Wilkes
All, except Boulter, Lauder, and parts of Ballantyne, Boyd and Paxton are within
Algonquin Provincial Park
Algonquin Provincial Park is a provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in Ontario, Canada, mostly within the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District. Established in 1893, it is the oldest provincial park in Cana ...
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Demographics
Population distribution
Most of the population lives outside of Algonquin Park on the northern or northwestern fringes of the region. According to the 2016 Census, the blocks that encompass the Townships of Boulter, Lauder, Pentland and Boyd had a combined population of 57. The area around
Loxton Lake Loxton may refer to:
Places
* Loxton, Somerset, a village in England
* Loxton, Northern Cape, a town in South Africa
* Loxton, South Australia, a locality in Australia
** Loxton Airport
** Loxton High School
** Loxton railway line, a former rail ...
in Ballantyne Township (Census Block 35480228012) had a population of 26. Census Block 35480228215 which covers parts of Bronson and Stratton Townships in the Northeast corner of Algonquin Park had a population of 5, while 15 people lived in Census Block 35480228146 which covers most of the western part of the region.
See also
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List of townships in Ontario
This is a list of townships in the Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by census division.
Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District
Historical/Geographic Townships
*Abbott
*Aberdeen Additional
*Abigo
*Abotossaway
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References
External links
Geography of Nipissing District
Nipissing South
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