Unorganized West Timiskaming District is an
unorganized area
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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, comprising almost all portions of the
Timiskaming District
Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from p ...
which are not organized into incorporated municipalities.
The division encompasses , and had a population of 3,210 in the
2021 Canadian census
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Communities
Communities in the division include Boston Creek
Boston Creek is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Unorganized West Part division of Timiskaming District.
Willet Miller discovered gold in 1900 and claims were staked in 1906. The Barry-Hollin ...
, Dane, Gowganda
Gowganda is a Dispersed Rural Community and unincorporated place in geographic Nicol Township, Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada
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, Kenabeek, Kenogami Lake
Kenogami lake is a long lake in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of south-central Quebec, Canada. Situated at an altitude of , the lake is long and deep. "Kénogami" means "long lake" in the Montagnais dialect and was originally used to ref ...
, King Kirkland, Lorrain Valley, Marshall's Corners, Mowat Landing, Paradis Bay, Savard, Sesekinika, Tarzwell, Tomstown, and Zeta.
Demographics
Mother tongue in 2021 (includes multiple answers):[
* English as first language: 80.6 %
* French as first language: 13.4 %
* English and French as first language: 1.2 %
* Other as first language: 4.2 %
]
See also
*List of townships in Ontario
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References
External links
Geography of Timiskaming District
Timiskaming West
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