Timiskaming is a

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in the

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. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and

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Cochrane District Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts. In 2021, the district's population was 77,963, with a l ...

was created from parts of this district and parts of

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. It is just west of the similarly named Témiscamingue county in

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. Temiskaming District is home to several provincial parks.

History

The ''coureurs de bois'' explored and traded fur in what is now the Timiskaming District, in the 17th century.

Subdivisions

City: *

Temiskaming Shores Temiskaming Shores is a city in the Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It was created by the amalgamation of the town of New Liskeard, the town of Haileybury, and the township of Dymond in 2004. The city had a total population ...

(Haileybury, New Liskeard, Dymond Township, North Cobalt) Towns: *

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Englehart Englehart (Canada 2021 Census population 1,442) is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on the Blanche River in the Timiskaming District. Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park is located near the town of Englehart. History The Tow ...

Kirkland Lake Kirkland Lake is a town and municipality in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Timiskaming District of Northeastern Ontario. The 2021 population, according to Statistics Canada, was 7,750. The community name was based on a nearby lake which in turn ...

(Chaput Hughes,

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) * Latchford Townships: * Armstrong (Earlton) *

Brethour Brethour is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Timiskaming District. The township had a population of 97 in the 2016 Canadian Census. History Brethour Township was surveyed in 1887. It was then later officially ...

* Casey (Belle Vallée) * Chamberlain *

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* Evanturel * Gauthier (Dobie) *

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* Hilliard (Hilliardton) *

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(Elk Lake) * Kerns * Larder Lake *

Matachewan Matachewan is a township in Timiskaming, Northeastern Ontario, Canada, located at the end of Ontario Highway 66 along the Montreal River. The name is derived from the Cree word for "meeting of the currents". The town's main economy is based ...

* McGarry (Kearns, Virginiatown) Village: *

Thornloe Thornloe is a village in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Timiskaming District. The village had a population of 92 in the 2021 Canadian Census. Thornloe Cheese Factory Since 1940 Thornloe Cheese had produced a respected bra ...

Unorganized areas: * Timiskaming, Unorganized, East Part * Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part (

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Kenabeek Kenabeek ( ) is a locality and unincorporated community in geographic Henwood Township in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The community is located on Ontario Highway 65, approximately halfwa ...

, King Kirkland, Marshall's Corners, Marter,

Sesekinika Sesekinika is an unincorporated community in geographic Maisonville Township, in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The community is located along the Ontario Northland Railway The Ontario ...

, Tarzwell, Tomstown) The following local services boards serve inhabitants of these unincorporated areas: * Kenogami * King-Lebel * Maisonville *

Savard Savard is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * André Savard (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player * David Savard (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player * Denis Savard (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player and coach * E ...

First Nations reserve

* Matachewan 72

Geographical townships

*Alma *Argyle * Armstrong *

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*Auld *Baden *Banks *Bannockburn *Barber *Barr *Bartlett *Bayly *Beauchamp *Bernhardt *Blain * Bompas *Boston *

*Brewster *Brigstocke *Bryce *Bucke *Burt *Cairo *Cane * Casey *Catharine * Chamberlain *Charters *Childerhose *Chown *Cleaver *Cole *

*Corkill *Corley *Dack *Dane *Davidson *Donovan *Doon *Douglas *Doyle *Dufferin *Dunmore *Dymond *Eby * Evanturel *Fallon *Farr *Fasken *Firstbrook *Flavelle *Fripp *Gamble * Gauthier *Geikie *Gillies Limit *Grenfell *Gross *

*Haultain *Hearst *Henwood *Hillary * Hilliard *Hincks *Holmes *

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* Katrine * Kerns *Kimberley *Kittson *Klock *Knight *Lawson *Lebel *Leckie *Lee *Leith *Leo *Leonard *Lorrain *Lundy *Maisonville *Marquis * Marter *McArthur *McElroy *McFadden * McGarry *McGiffin *McKeown *McNeil *McVittie *Medina *Michie *Mickle *Midlothian *Milner *Montrose *Morel *Morrisette *Mulligan *Musgrove *Nicol *Nordica *North Williams *Ossian *Otto *Pacaud *Pense *Pharand *Powell *Rankin *Rattray *Ray *Raymond *Reynolds *Roadhouse *Robertson *Robillard *Rorke *Savard *Sharpe *Sheba *Shillington *Skead *Smyth *South Lorrain *Speight *Teck *

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*Trethewey *Truax *Tudhope *Tyrrell *Van Hise *van Nostrand *Wallis *Whitson *Willet *Willison *Yarrow

Demographics

As a

in the

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conducted by

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, the Timiskaming District had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of −2.6% from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Politics

The district seat is in

. Along with portions of the neighbouring district, Cochrane, Timiskaming is represented in the

Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA; ) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal as ...

John Vanthof John Vanthof ( , born ) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2011. He represents the riding of Timiskaming—Cochrane. On August 23, 2018 he was ...

. In the

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, the district is divided between

Nipissing—Timiskaming Nipissing—Timiskaming is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The riding was formed by the amalgamation of the former Nipissing riding with the southeastern ...

, represented by

Anthony Rota Anthony Michael Gerard Rota (born May 15, 1961) is a Canadian politician who served as the 37th speaker of the House of Commons from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of ...

, in the south, and Timmins-James Bay, represented by Gaétan Malette, in the north. A very small portion of the district also belongs to the riding of Nickel Belt.

References

External links

Tembrella.com
* ttp://www.timbirds.info/area_map.htm Map of historic geographic townships in Timiskaming Districtbr>Timiskaming Community Health Network
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