Algoma District
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Location of the region in Ontario
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Basic data | |
Country | Canada |
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Ontario
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Administrative headquarters | Sault Ste. Marie |
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