Algoma District

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Algoma District
Algoma District
Location of the region in Ontario
Basic data
Country Canada
province Ontario

Administrative headquarters Sault Ste. Marie
Coordinates : 47 ° 45 ′  N , 84 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 45 ′  N , 84 ° 30 ′  W
Residents 115,870 (as of 2011)
surface 48,810.68 km²
Population density 2.4 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Eastern Standard Time ( UTC −5)
Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC −4, daylight saving time)

The Algoma District is an administrative district in the north of the Canadian province of Ontario . The main town is Sault Ste. Marie . The population is 115,870 (2011), the area 48,810.68 km², which corresponds to a population density of 2.4 inhabitants per km².

The Algoma District forms part of the coast of Lake Superior , the uppermost of the Great Lakes . The district was founded in 1858 and extended west to the Minnesota border . With the establishment of more districts, the area of ​​the district decreased: Thunder Bay District in 1871, Manitoulin District in 1888, Sudbury District in 1894 and Timiskaming District in 1912.

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Municipalities:

Reserves:

  • Garden River 14
  • Goulais Bay 15A
  • Gros Cap 49
  • Missanabie 62
  • Mississagi River 8
  • Rankin Location 15D
  • Sagamok
  • Serpent River 7
  • Thessalon 12

Unregulated areas:

  • Algoma, Unorganized, North Part
  • Algoma, Unorganized, South East Part

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