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Location of Kawartha Lakes in Ontario
Location of Kawartha Lakes in Ontario

The City of Kawartha Lakes is a city in east-central Ontario, Canada. Although designated as a "city", it is a largely rural area. The municipality is named for the Kawartha lakes ("Kawartha" means "shining waters" in the Ojibwe language). Kawartha Lakes File links The following pages link to this file: Kawartha Lakes, Ontario Categories: GFDL images ... Kawartha Lakes File links The following pages link to this file: Kawartha Lakes, Ontario Categories: GFDL images ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... The city of Chicago, as seen from the sky A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... This article discusses the geographic region. ... Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa or Anishinaabemowin in Eastern Ojibwe syllabics) is the third most commonly spoken Native language in Canada (after Cree and Inuktitut), and the fourth most spoken in North America (behind Navajo, Cree, and Inuktitut). ...


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Omemee, Ontario is a village within the controversial City of Kawartha Lakes, otherwise known as Victoria County. ... Lindsay (2001 population 16,930) is a community on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, Canada. ... Little Britain, Ontario is a village in the City of Kawartha Lakes. ... Bethany is a lively village on Ontarios highway 7B, a few kilometers west of Peterborough, (the regions largest city). ... Fenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada. ... Woodville, Ontario Population: Approx. ... This article is about the village of Bobcaygeon. ...

Amalgamation

The municipality was created in 2000 by the Progressive Conservative government of Ontario through the amalgamation of the constituent municipalities of the former County of Victoria, and officially came into effect on January 1, 2001. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Victoria County was a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... This article is about the year 2001. ...


In a close vote (51% for, 49% against), the citizens of Kawartha Lakes voted to de-amalgamate in a November 2003 local plebiscite, but the provincial and municipal governments have not taken any steps since the vote to initiate de-amalgamation.


Demographics

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census: This article is about the year 2001. ... Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government bureau commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. ...

  • Population: 69,179
  • % Change (1996-2001): 1.8
  • Dwellings: 34,637
  • Area (km².): 3,059.22
  • Density (persons per km².): 22.6

1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

People

The 2001 census conglommeration tells us that Kawartha Lakes has 69,179 and grows at an average 0.24% a year.


Communities

  • Ancona Point
  • Argyle
  • Avery Point
  • Baker Trail
  • Ballyduff
  • Bethany
  • Bethel
  • Bexley
  • Birch Point
  • Bobcaygeon
  • Bolsover
  • Brunswick
  • Burnt River
  • Bury's Green
  • Cambray
  • Cameron
  • Campbells Beach
  • Camp Kagawong
  • Coboconk
  • Corsons
  • Cowan's Bay
  • Crawfords Beach
  • Cresswell
  • Cunningham's Corners
  • Dalrymple
  • Daytonia Beach
  • Dongola
  • Downeyville
  • Dunsford
  • East Emily
  • Eldon
  • Fairburn Corner
  • Feir Mill
  • Fenelon Falls
  • Fingerboard
  • Fleetwood
  • Fleetwood Homes
  • Fleetwood Station
  • Fowler's Corners
  • Fox's Corners
  • Frank Hill
  • Franklin
  • Gilsons Point
  • Glamorgan
  • Glandine
  • Glenarm
  • Glenway Village
  • Grasshill
  • Greenhurst-Thurstona
  • Hartley
  • Head Lake
  • Hickory Beach
  • Hillhead Corners
  • Hukish
  • Isaacs Glen
  • Islay
  • Janetville
  • Joyvista Estates
  • Kenedon Park
  • Krenrei
  • Keystone Beach
  • Kings Wharf
  • Kinmount
  • Kirkfield
  • Lake Dalrymple
  • Lakeview Estates
  • Lancaster Bay
  • Lifford
  • Linden Valley
  • Lindsay
  • Little Britain
  • Long Beach
  • Long Point
  • Longford
  • Lorneville
  • Lotus
  • MacKenzie Point
  • Mallards Bay
  • Manilla
  • Manvers
  • Mariposa
  • McCrackins Beach
  • McGuire Beach
  • Mount Hereb
  • Newmans Beach
  • Norland
  • Oakdene Point
  • Oakwood
  • O'Donnell Landing
  • Omemee
  • Orange Corners
  • Pickerel Point
  • Pleasant Point
  • Pontypool
  • Powles Corners
  • Ragged Rapids
  • Reaboro
  • Red Cap Beach
  • Rohallion
  • Sadowa
  • Sandy Point
  • Sebright
  • Silver Lake
  • Snug Harbour
  • Sonya
  • Soutview Estates
  • Starr's Beach
  • Sturgeon Point
  • Sullivan's Bay
  • Sylvan Glen Beach
  • Taylor Corners
  • Tracey's Hill
  • Union Creek
  • Uphill
  • Valentia
  • Verulam Park
  • Victoria Road
  • Washburn Island
  • Watsons
  • Woodville
  • Yelverton
  • Zion

Argyle, Ontario is located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, just north of the town of Woodville. ... Bethany is a lively village on Ontarios highway 7B, a few kilometers west of Peterborough, (the regions largest city). ... This article is about the village of Bobcaygeon. ... The Burnt River is a river in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario which flows from its source in Haliburton County to empty into Cameron Lake, which is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway. ... Cambray, Ontario is a small town in Ontario, Canada, just outside Lindsay. ... Coboconk is a small village in south-central Ontario, Canada. ... Fenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada. ... Fowlers Corners is a community in Ontario, Canada. ... Glenarm is a thriving community in the City of Kawartha Lakes (Ontario, Canada) of about 80 people, mostly very young or very old. ... Head Lake is a community located on Head Lake between Uphill (to the west) and Norland (to the east). ... The village of Kinmount is located on the Burnt River. ... Lindsay (2001 population 16,930) is a community on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, Canada. ... Little Britain, Ontario is a village in the City of Kawartha Lakes. ... Longford Township, in the former County of Victoria was surveyed in 1861 by Brookes Wright Gossage, as one of ten townships sold to the Canadian Land and Emigration Company. ... Mariposa was a little known unincorporated settlement and geographic township in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Norland is a small rural district in the larger City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. ... Omemee, Ontario is a village within the controversial City of Kawartha Lakes, otherwise known as Victoria County. ... Woodville, Ontario Population: Approx. ...

Highways

The following King's Highways pass through the city:

Trans Canada Highway over Canada Map The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. ...

Protected areas

  • Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park
  • Balsam Lake Provincial Park
  • Indian Point Provincial Park
  • Emily Provincial Park
  • Pigeon River Headwaters Conservation Area
  • Fleetwood Creek Conservation Area
  • Windy Ridge Conservation Area
  • Ken Reid Conservation Area

The Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park is a provincial park in south-central Ontario, Canada, between Gravenhurst and Minden. ...

Attractions

  • Devil's Elbow Ski Area (Bethany)
  • Ganaraska Hiking Trail
  • Lindsay Airport (Lindsay)
  • Victoria County Museum (Lindsay)
  • Monck Historical Colonization Road
  • Victoria Recreation Corridor
  • Victoria Historical Colonization Road
  • Fenelon Falls Museum (Fenelon Falls)
  • Bobcaygeon Historic Colonization Road
  • Highland Cinema and Museum
  • Trent-Severn Waterway
    • Kirkfield Lift Lock
    • Rosedale Lock 35
    • Fenelon Falls Lock 34 (Fenelon Falls)
    • Bobcaygeon Lock 32 (Bobcaygeon)

Lock One on the Trent-Severn Waterway This article is not about the British company Severn Trent Water. ...

Census Division (counties, etc.) rankings

National rank in terms of population: 86
Provincial rank in terms of population: 35


Surrounding counties

North: Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Minden Hills
West: Ramara, Brock, Kawartha Lakes East: Galway-Cavendish and Harvey,
Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield
South: Scugog, Clarington, Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan
Flag of Ontario Ontario
Regions Eastern Ontario - Central Ontario - Golden Horseshoe - Southwestern Ontario - Northern Ontario - Northeastern Ontario - Northwestern Ontario
Counties Bruce - Dufferin - Elgin - Essex - Frontenac - Grey - Haliburton - Hastings - Huron - Lambton - Lanark - Leeds and Grenville - Lennox and Addington - Middlesex - Northumberland - Perth - Peterborough - Prescott and Russell - Renfrew - Simcoe - Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry - Wellington
Districts Algoma - Cochrane - Kenora - Manitoulin - Nipissing - Parry Sound - Rainy River - Sudbury - Thunder Bay - Timiskaming
Regional municipalities Durham - Halton - Muskoka - Niagara - Oxford - Peel - Waterloo - York
Single-tier municipalities Brant - Brantford - Chatham-Kent - Greater Sudbury - Haldimand - Hamilton - Kawartha Lakes - Norfolk - Ottawa - Prince Edward - Toronto
Separated municipalities Barrie - Belleville - Brantford - Brockville - Gananoque - Guelph - Kingston - London - Orillia - Pembroke - Peterborough - Prescott - Quinte West - Smiths Falls - St. Marys - St. Thomas - Stratford - Windsor

The Muskoka District Municipality (more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka, or simply Muskoka) is a regional municipality in Central Ontario that extends from Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the western border of Algonquin Provincial Park in... Haliburton is a county of Ontario, Canada, known as a tourist and cottage industry area, for its scenery and for its resident artists. ... Peterborough County is located in Ontario, Canada. ... The Regional Municipality of Durham, commonly called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ... Simcoe is a county located in central Ontario. ... Gravenhurst (2001 population 10,899) is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. ... Bracebridge (2001 population 13,751) is a town and the seat of the Muskoka District Municipality of Ontario, Canada. ... Minden Hills (usually referred to as Minden after its largest community) is a township in, and the county seat of Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. ... Ramara is a township in Simcoe County in south-central Ontario, Canada stretching along the northeastern shore of Lake Simcoe from Gambridge to Orillia, and along the entire eastern shore of Lake Couchiching from Orillia to Washago. ... Brock, township in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Durham and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. ... Galway-Cavendish-Harvey is a township in Peterborough County, Ontario. ... Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield is a township in central-eastern Ontario, in the County of Peterborough, on the Trent-Severn Waterway. ... Scugog, township in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Durham in the Greater Toronto Area. ... The Municipality of Clarington (estimated 2005 population 80,000) is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham. ... The Township of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan is located in central-eastern Canada in Canada, about twenty kilometers southwest of the city of Peterborough. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... Eastern Ontario is the region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies between the Ottawa and St. ... Central Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies between Georgian Bay and a portion of the north shore of Lake Ontario. ... The census divisions that constitute the original Golden Horseshoe appear in red on the map. ... Southwestern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario, centred on the city of London. ... Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. ... Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of the Great Lakes. ... Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. ... In the Canadian province of Ontario, there are three different types of census divisions: single-tier municipalities, upper-tier municipalities (which can be regional municipalities or counties) and districts. ... Bruce County is a county in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Essex County covers the area at the very tip of Southwestern Ontario. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Haliburton is a county of Ontario, Canada, known as a tourist and cottage industry area, for its scenery and for its resident artists. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Lambton County, Ontario is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Lanark County is a county located in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville are located in Southeastern Ontario, Canada. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Middlesex County is a census division located in Western Ontario. ... Northumberland County is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in east-central Ontario, Canada. ... Perth County, Ontario is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Peterborough County is located in Ontario, Canada. ... The United Counties of Prescott and Russell are consolidated counties located in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Renfrew is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Simcoe is a county located in central Ontario. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Wellington County (population 75,000) is a county located in Ontario, Canada. ... Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Cochrane District, Ontario is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario districts ... The Manitoulin District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario districts ... Parry Sound District is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario districts ... The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Regional Municipality of Durham, commonly called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ... The Regional Municipality of Halton, or Halton Region, is located in Ontario, Canada, and is located in the southwest portion of the Greater Toronto Area and until 1974 was known as Halton County. ... The Muskoka District Municipality (more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka, or simply Muskoka) is a regional municipality in Central Ontario that extends from Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the western border of Algonquin Provincial Park in... Heraldic Motto: Unity, Responsibility, Loyalty Corporate Motto: Building Communities, Building Lives Location of the Niagara Region within Ontario Area: 1,852 sq. ... Oxford County, Ontario is a regional municipality and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Motto: Working for you Area: 1,241. ... The Regional Municipality of Waterloo is located in the south-western part of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Motto: Ontarios Rising Star Area: 1,761. ... The city of Brant (or County of Brant) is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Brantford (2001 population 86,417)[2] is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... Nickname: The Maple City & The Classic Car Capitol of Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County none–Single-tier municipality Established 1998 City Mayor Randy Hope Governing body Chatham-Kent Council MPs Bev Shipley (CPC) Dave Van Kesteren (CPC) MPPs Pat Hoy (OLP) Maria Van Bommel (OLP) Area    - City 2... Motto: Template:Unhide = Location City Information Established: 1883 (as Sudbury) 2001 (as Greater Sudbury) Area: 3,354 km² Population:  - City (2001)  - CD Rank  - Municipal Rank 155,219 20th in Canada 26th in Canada Population density: 46. ... Haldimand is a single-tier municipality (but called a county) on the Niagara Peninsula in southern Ontario, on Lake Erie, and on the Grand River. ... Nickname: Ambitious City, Steeltown, The Hammer Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country  Province Canada  Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846 [1] Mayor Fred Eisenberger City Council Hamilton City Council Representatives MPs and MPPs Area    - City 1,138. ... Norfolk County (pronounced IPA: ) is a city-status single-tier municipal government on the north shore of Lake Erie in southwestern Ontario. ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Established 1850 as Bytown City Mayor Larry OBrien Governing body Ottawa City Council MPs / MPPs Members of Parliament (MPs) Mauril Bélanger (LPC), Paul Dewar (NDP), John Baird (CPC), Royal Galipeau (CPC), David McGuinty (LPC),Pierre Lemieux... The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... 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References

  • City of Kawartha Lakes Official Site

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Kawartha Lakes, Ontario Information (279 words)
In a very close vote (51% for/ 49% against) the citizens of Kawartha Lakes voted to de-amalgamate in November, 2003 into the former towns, villages, and townships of the former County of Victoria, but it might be years before this process is complete, if it happens at all.
The city is named for the Kawartha lakes; "Kawartha" means "shining waters" in the Ojibwe language.
Bruce - Dufferin - Elgin - Essex - Frontenac - Grey - Haliburton - Hastings - Huron - Lambton - Lanark - Leeds and Grenville - Lennox and Addington - Middlesex - Northumberland - Perth - Peterborough - Prescott and Russell - Renfrew - Simcoe - Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry - Wellington
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (344 words)
The City of Kawartha Lakes is a city in east-central Ontario, Canada.
The municipality was created in 2000 by the Progressive Conservative government of Ontario through the amalgamation of the constituent municipalities of the former County of Victoria, and officially came into effect on January 1, 2001.
Bruce - Dufferin - Elgin - Essex - Frontenac - Grey - Haliburton - Hastings - Huron - Lambton - Lanark - Leeds and Grenville - Lennox and Addington - Middlesex - Northumberland - Perth - Peterborough - Prescott and Russell - Renfrew - Simcoe - Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry - Wellington
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