Algoma District

Algoma District
—  District  —
Location of Algoma District in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°00′N 84°30′W / 48°N 84.5°W / 48; -84.5Coordinates: 48°00′N 84°30′W / 48°N 84.5°W / 48; -84.5
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
Created	1858
Area[1]
• Land	48,810.68 km2 (18,845.91 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	115,870
• Density	2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span
Area code(s)	705
Seat	Sault Ste. Marie
Website	Algoma District Services Administration Board

Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858 comprising territory as far west as Minnesota. Since then, it has shrunk, as other districts were created from it by the provincial government:

• Thunder Bay District in 1871
• Manitoulin District in 1888
• Sudbury District in 1894
• Timiskaming District in 1912

The district seat is Sault Ste. Marie.

The rugged scenery of this region has inspired works by Canadian artists, particularly the Group of Seven, who rented a boxcar from the Algoma Central Railway during excursions through this region.

Subdivisions

Communities within these subdivisions are added in parentheses.

Cities

• Elliot Lake
• Sault Ste. Marie

Towns

• Blind River
• Bruce Mines
• Spanish
• Thessalon

Townships

• Dubreuilville
• Hilton
• Hornepayne
• Huron Shores (Iron Bridge, Sowerby, Little Rapids)
• Jocelyn (Kentvale)
• Johnson (Desbarats)
• Laird
• Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional (Echo Bay, Bar River, Sylvan Valley)
• The North Shore (Spragge, Serpent River, Algoma Mills)
• Plummer Additional
• Prince
• St. Joseph (Richard's Landing)
• Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional
• Wawa (Michipicoten, Michipicoten River)
• White River

Villages

• Hilton Beach

Reserves

• Garden River
• Goulais Bay
• Gros Cap
• Missanabie
• Mississagi River
• Rankin Location
• Sagamok
• Serpent River
• Thessalon

Unorganized areas

• North Part (incl. local services boards of Aweres, Batchawana Bay, Goulais and District, Hawk Junction, Missanabie, Peace Tree, Searchmont and Wharncliffe and Kynoch)
• South East Part

Demographics

Highways

King's Highways

• #17
• #101
• #108
• #129

Secondary highways

Tertiary highways

• #810

Protected areas

Attractions

• Algoma Central Railway - Agawa Canyon (Algoma, Unorganized, North Part)
• Algoma University (Sault Ste. Marie)
• Fire Tower Lookout (Elliot Lake)
• Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site (St. Joseph)
• High Falls of the Michipicoten River (Wawa)
• Mount Dufour Ski Resort (Elliot Lake)
• Sault Ste. Marie Airport (Sault Ste. Marie)
• Sault Ste. Marie Canal (Sault Ste. Marie)
• Sault College (Sault Ste. Marie)
• Searchmont Ski Area
• Stone Ridge Golf Resort (Elliot Lake)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Algoma District, Ontario

• Algoma District's Historic Bridges

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	Thunder Bay District Lake Superior		Sudbury District
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		Chippewa Cty. (MI) / Manitoulin District

v t e Algoma District, Ontario Cities Elliot Lake • Sault Ste. Marie Towns Blind River • Bruce Mines • Spanish • Thessalon Townships Dubreuilville • Hilton • Hornepayne • Huron Shores • Jocelyn • Johnson • Laird • Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional • The North Shore • Plummer Additional • Prince • St. Joseph • Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional • Wawa • White River Villages Hilton Beach First Nations Batchewana • Garden River • Hornepayne • Michipicoten • Missanabie • Mississauga • Sagamok • Serpent River • Thessalon Indian reserves Chapleau 61 • Garden River • Goulais Bay • Gros Cap • Gros Cap Village • Missanabie • Mississagi River • Obadjiwan • Rankin Location • Sagamok • Serpent River • Thessalon • Whitefish Island Local services boards Aweres • Batchawana Bay • Goulais and District • Hawk Junction • Missanabie • Peace Tree • Searchmont • Wharncliffe and Kynoch Unorganized areas North • South East See also: Communities in Algoma District • Census divisions of Ontario

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