District in Ontario, Canada
Rainy River District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province 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 . It is known for its fishing and its location on the US border opposite International Falls, Minnesota , and Baudette, Minnesota .
In 2016, the population was 20,110. The land area is 15,486.75 square kilometres (5,979.47 sq mi); the population density was 1.3 per square kilometre (3.4/sq mi).[1]
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Demographics [ edit ]
Canada census – Rainy River District community profile
2016
2011
2006
Population:
20,110 (-1.3% from 2011)
20,370 (-5.5% from 2006)
21,564 (-2.5% from 2001)
Land area:
15,486.75 km2 (5,979.47 sq mi)
15,484.83 km2 (5,978.73 sq mi)
15,472.94 km2 (5,974.14 sq mi)
Population density:
1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Median age:
44.7 (M: 44.1, F: 45.2)
41.0 (M: 40.5, F: 41.3)
Total private dwellings:
11,217
10,792
10,823
Median household income:
$64,320
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Populations Rainy River District, ON Year Pop. ±% 1996 23,138 — 2001 22,109 −4.4% 2006 21,564 −2.5%
Year Pop. ±% 2011 20,370 −5.5% 2016 20,110 −1.3%
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Culture [ edit ]
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 .
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References [ edit ]
^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Rainy River, District" . Statistics Canada . Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
^ Toe Protection for H-pileson Sloping Bedrock at Rainy River Archived 2016-04-01 at the Wayback Machine Page 2, "Mean river elevation is...328m"
^ Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2011 census data
^ "2016 Community Profiles" . 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-09 .
^ "2011 Community Profiles" . 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-20 .
^ "2006 Community Profiles" . 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-20 .
^ a b "2001 Community Profiles" . 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
^ "Rainy River District census profile" . 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 20, 2012 .
^ Latter, Heather (2013-04-10). "Native language initiatives enhanced" . Fort Frances Times Online . Archived from the original on 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-04-14 .
Places adjacent to Rainy River District