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 parts of this district and parts of Thunder Bay District .
The division had a population of 32,634 in the Canada 2011 Census . The land area is 13,299.92 square kilometres (5,135.13 sq mi); the population density was 2.5 per square kilometre (6.5/sq mi).[ 1]
History [ edit ]
The Coureur de bois explored and traded fur in what is now the Timiskaming District, in the 17th century.[ 2]
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First Nations reserve [ edit ]
Unorganized areas [ edit ]
Timiskaming, Unorganized, East Part, Ontario
Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part, Ontario (Kenabeek , King Kirkland , Marter , Tarzwell , Tomstown )
The following local services boards serve inhabitants of these unincorporated areas:
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Demographics [ edit ]
Canada census – Timiskaming District community profile
2011
2006
2001
Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Median household income:
32,634 (-1.9% from 2006)
13,299.92 km2 (5,135.13 sq mi)
2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
16,330
33,283 (-3.4% from 2001)
13,279.88 km2 (5,127.39 sq mi)
2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
44.7 (M: 44.0, F: 45.3)
16,550
34,442 (-8.9% from 1996)
13,280.06 km2 (5,127.46 sq mi)
2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
41.1 (M: 40.3, F: 41.8)
16,852
Politics [ edit ]
The district seat is in Temiskaming Shores .
Along with portions of the neighbouring district, Cochrane, Timiskaming is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by John Vanthof . In the House of Commons of Canada , the district is divided between Nipissing—Timiskaming , represented by Jay Aspin , in the south, and Timmins—James Bay , represented by Charlie Angus , in the north. A very small portion of the district also belongs to the riding of Nickel Belt .
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