Rainy River District is a

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and

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in the

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. It was created in 1885. It is the only division in Ontario that lies completely in the

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, except for the township of

Atikokan Atikokan (, Ojibwe for 'caribou bones') is a town in the Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population was 2,642 as of the 2021 census. The town is one of the main entry points into Quetico Provincial Park and promotes itse ...

(including Sapawe and Kawene to the east) observing Eastern Standard Time year-round. Its seat is

Fort Frances Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population as of the 2016 census was 7,739. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Cham ...

. It is known for its fishing and its location on the US border opposite

International Falls, Minnesota International Falls (sometimes referred to as I-Falls) is a city in and the county seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota. The population was 5,802 at the time of the 2020 census. International Falls is located on the Rainy River directly acro ...

, and

Baudette, Minnesota Baudette is a city in, and the county seat of, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,106, and in 2018 the population was estimated at 1,003. Baudette is known as the Walleye Capital of th ...

. In 2016, the population was 20,110. The land area is ; the population density was .

Subdivisions

Municipalities

Unorganized area

* Rainy River, Unorganized (served by the

Eva Marion Lake Eva Marion Lake was a local services board in the Canadian province of Ontario, consisting of much of the portion of the Rainy River District lying east of Atikokan, including the communities of Sapawe and Kawene.Agency 1 Agency 1 is a First Nations reserve in the Canadian province of Ontario in the northwest. , there is no permanent population. The Indian reserve is shared among four First Nations: Couchiching First Nation, Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, Naicatc ...

* Assabaska *

Big Grassy River 35G Big Grassy River 35G is a First Nations reserve on the eastern shore of Lake of the Woods in Ontario. It is one of six parcels of land reserved for the Big Grassy First Nation Big Grassy First Nation (Mishkosiminiziibiing Anishinaabeg in the Oji ...

* Big Island 31D * Big Island 31E *

Big Island 31F Big Island 31F is a First Nations reserve on Big Island in Lake of the Woods, northwestern Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing The Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing (Big Island) is a First Nations in Canada, First Nat ...

Big Island 37 Big Island 37 is a First Nations reserve Reserve or reserves may refer to: Places * Reserve, Kansas, a US city * Reserve, Louisiana, a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish * Reserve, Montana, a census-designated place in Sh ...

Big Island Mainland 93 Big Island Mainland 93 is a First Nations reserve of the Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing located near Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods (french: Lac des Bois, oj, Pikwedina Sagainan) is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Onta ...

* Couchiching 16A *

Lake of the Woods 31H Lake of the Woods 31H is a First Nations reserve on Big Island in Lake of the Woods, northwestern Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing The Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing (Big Island) is a First Nations in Canada, Fi ...

Lake of the Woods 34 Lake of the Woods 34 is a First Nations reserve Reserve or reserves may refer to: Places * Reserve, Kansas, a US city * Reserve, Louisiana, a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish * Reserve, Montana, a census-designated plac ...

* Long Sault 12 * Manitou Rapids 11 * Naongashing 31A * Neguaguon Lake 25D *

Rainy Lake 17A Rainy Lake 17A is a First Nations reserve on Rainy Lake in northwestern Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Naicatchewenin First Nation The Naicatchewenin First Nation, also known as the Anishinaabeg of Nagaajiwanaang and formerly known as ...

* Rainy Lake 17B * Rainy Lake 18C *

Rainy Lake 26A Rainy Lake 26A is a First Nations reserve on Rainy Lake in Rainy River District, Ontario. It is the main reserve of the Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, formerly known as the Nicickousemenecaning First Natio ...

Sabaskong Bay 35C Sabaskong Bay 35C is a First Nations reserve on Lake of the Woods in northwestern Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation is an Ojibwe or Ontario Saulteaux First Nation loc ...

* Saug-a-Gaw-Sing 1 *

Seine River 23A Seine River 23A is a First Nations reserve in northwestern Ontario. It is one of three reserves of the Seine River First Nation Seine River First Nation ( oj, Jiima’aaganing), previously known as the Rivière la Seine Band, is an Ojibwe First ...

Seine River 23B Seine River 23B is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations Indian reserve, reserve in northwestern Ontario. It is one of three reserves of the Seine River First Nation. References

Ojibwe reserves in Ontario Communities in Rainy River ...

Demographics

As a

in the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, the Rainy River District had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of −3.3% from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Sunset quetico 7-24-05

Culture

As of 2013, the

Rainy River District School Board The Rainy River District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 5B prior to 1999) is a school board in the Canadian province of Ontario. The school board is the school district administrator for English languag ...

has partnered with the

Seven Generations Education Institute Seven Generations Education Institute is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution co-founded by the ten bands in the Rainy Lake Tribal area in 1985. The ten bands are: Big Grassy, Big Island, Couchiching, Lac La Croix, ...

, the Ministry of Education, and local First Nations communities in development of new technologies and programs for revitalization of the

Ojibwe language Ojibwe , also known as Ojibwa , Ojibway, Otchipwe,R. R. Bishop Baraga, 1878''A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language''/ref> Ojibwemowin, or Anishinaabemowin, is an indigenous language of North America of the Algonquian lan ...

External links

Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board

References

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