Rainy River District is a district and

census division Census divisions, in Canada and the United States of America, United States, are areas delineated for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government in and of themselves. The census divisions of Canada are second-lev ...

Northwestern Ontario Northwestern Ontario is a secondary region of Northern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the ...

in the

Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...

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 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 *

Assabaska Assabaska is a Saulteaux First Nation reserve in northwestern Ontario on Lake of the Woods. It is shared between the Big Grassy First Nation and the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation. The Assabaska reserve was created in 1999 as a part of a lan ...

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 31D 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 31E Big Island 31E 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 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 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 *

Long Sault 12 Long Sault 12 is a First Nations reserve in northwestern Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Rainy River First Nations Rainy River First Nations ( oj, Manitoo-baawidigoong)Grand Council Treaty #3. “Pazaga'owin Reclaiming Our Wings: Tran ...

Manitou Rapids 11 Manitou Rapids 11 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 i ...

Naongashing 31A Naongashing 31A is a First Nations reserve on 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 Nation band gove ...

* 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 17B is a First Nations reserve in Rainy River District, 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 Nort ...

Rainy Lake 18C Rainy Lake 18C is a First Nations reserve on Rainy Lake in Rainy River District, Ontario. It is the main reserve of the Mitaanjigamiing First Nation ''Mitaanjigamiing'' First Nation, formerly known as Stanjikoming First Nation, is an Ojibwe Fir ...

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 Saug-a-Gaw-Sing 1 is a First Nations reserve on Lake of the Woods in northwestern Ontario. It is the main reserve of the Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing The Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing (Big Island) is a First Nations in Canada, First Nation band gov ...

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

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, 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 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.

External links

Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board

References

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