Lake of the Woods is a
township
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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, located within the
Rainy River District. The township is located on the eponymous
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods (; ) is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. Lake of the Woods is over long and wide, containing more than 14,552 islands and of shoreline. It is fed by t ...
, consisting of mainland in the south-east part of the lake, the southern shores of
Aulneau Peninsula, along with several islands in the lake, including Big Island and Bigsby Island. It fully surrounds the
Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing,
Big Grassy River 35G,
Big Island Mainland 93, and
Saug-a-Gaw-Sing 1 First Nation reserves.
The township was formed on January 1, 1998, when the former incorporated townships of Morson and McCrosson/Tovell were amalgamated. The following year portions of
Unorganized Kenora District were annexed.
The primary communities within the township are Bergland, Minahico and Morson.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Lake of the Woods had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Notable people
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John Elizabeth Stintzi, author
See also
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List of townships in Ontario
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References
External links
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Municipalities in Rainy River District
Single-tier municipalities in Ontario
Township municipalities in Ontario
Lake of the Woods
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