Cochrane District
Cochrane District
District de Cochrane | |
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Coordinates: 50°30′N 83°00′W / 50.500°N 83.000°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
Created | 1921 |
Seat | Cochrane |
Area | |
• Land | 141,268.51 km2 (54,544.08 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 79,682 |
• Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Area code | 705 |
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 2016, the population was 79,682. The land area of this district is 141,268.51 km2 (54,544.08 sq mi), making it slightly smaller than the US state of Michigan and the second largest district in Ontario after Kenora District. The district seat is Cochrane.
Bennet Lake Esker Kame Complex Conservation Reserve is located in Cochrane District.
Subdivisions
City
Name of city | 2016 population | Ref. |
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Timmins | 41,788 |
Towns
Name of town | 2016 population | Ref. |
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Cochrane | 5,321 | |
Hearst | 5,070 | |
Iroquois Falls | 4,537 | |
Kapuskasing | 8,292 | |
Moosonee | 1,481 | |
Smooth Rock Falls | 1,330 |
Townships
Name of township | 2016 population | Ref. |
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Black River-Matheson | 2,410 | |
Fauquier-Strickland | 530 | |
Mattice-Val Côté | 686 | |
Moonbeam | 1,231 | |
Opasatika | 214 | |
Val Rita-Harty | 817 |
Cree Nation reserves
- Abitibi Indian Reserve No. 70 (Wahgoshig First Nation)
- Constance Lake 92 (Constance Lake First Nation)
- Factory Island 1 (Moose Cree First Nation)
- Flying Post 73 (Flying Post First Nation)
- Fort Albany 67 (Fort Albany First Nation)
- Moose Factory 68 (Moose Cree First Nation)
- New Post 69 (Taykwa Tagamou Nation)
- New Post 69A (Taykwa Tagamou Nation)
Unorganized areas
- North Part (includes the local services boards of Hallébourg, Jogues, Lac-Sainte-Thérèse, and Moose Factory)
- South East Part
- South West Part
Geographic Townships
This list is incomplete.
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Cochrane District had a population of 77,963 living in 33,772 of its 37,667 total private dwellings, a change of −2.2% from its 2016 population of 79,682. With a land area of 139,784.03 km2 (53,970.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 77,963 (-2.2% from 2016) | 79,682 (−1.8% from 2011) | 81,122 (−1.7% from 2006) |
Land area | 139,784.03 km2 (53,970.92 sq mi) | 141,268.51 km2 (54,544.08 sq mi) | 141,270.41 km2 (54,544.81 sq mi) |
Population density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
Median age | 43.6 (M: 42.8, F: 44.4) | 43.3 (M: 42., F: 43.9) | |
Private dwellings | 37,667 (total) 33,772 (occupied) | 37,974 (total) | 37,242 (total) |
Median household income | $78,500 |
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier