Opasatika is a
township
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Ontario
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, located in the
Cochrane District
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In 2021, the district's population was 77,963, with a l ...
on the Opasatika River, a tributary of the
Missinaibi River
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.
Its name is of indigenous origin, meaning "surrounded by poplar".
The main communities in the township are Opasatika and Lowther, both located along
Highway 11 between
Mattice and
Harty Harty may refer to:
* Harty (surname), a list of people
* Harty baronets, an extinct title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
* Harty, Swale, Kent, England, a village
* Harty, a community in the township of Val Rita-Harty, Ontario, Canada
...
. The ghost town of
Reesor Siding, site of the
1963 Reesor Siding incident, is at the western edge of the township. The former
Canadian Forces Station Lowther was located in the municipality.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Opasatika 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.
Mother tongue (2021):
* English as first language: 32.5%
* French as first language: 62.5%
* English and French as first language: 2.5%
* Other as first language: 0%
See also
*
List of townships in Ontario
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Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma D ...
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List of francophone communities in Ontario
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The provincial average of Ontarians whose mother tongue is French is 3.3%, with a to ...
References
External links
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Municipalities in Cochrane District
Single-tier municipalities in Ontario
Township municipalities in Ontario
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