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Township (single-tier) in Ontario, Canada

































Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls

Township (single-tier)

Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls

Sioux Narrows Bridge
Sioux Narrows Bridge




Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls is located in Ontario

Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls

Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls






Coordinates: 49°24′N 94°05′W / 49.4°N 94.08°W / 49.4; -94.08Coordinates: 49°24′N 94°05′W / 49.4°N 94.08°W / 49.4; -94.08
Country
Canada
Province
Ontario
District
Kenora
Settled
1880s
Formed
January 1, 2001
Government
 • Mayor
Jerry O'Leary
 • Federal riding
Kenora
 • Prov. riding
Kenora—Rainy River
Area[1]
 • Land
1,223.12 km2 (472.25 sq mi)
Population (2016)[1]
 • Total
567
 • Density
0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code FSA
P0X
Area code(s)
807
Website
www.snnf.ca

Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Kenora District. It is located on the eastern shores of Lake of the Woods along Ontario Highway 71.


The township was formed in 2001 by amalgamating the formerly incorporated Township of Sioux Narrows with portions of Unorganized Kenora District, including the community of Nestor Falls. The township had a population of 720 in the Canada 2011 Census.




Contents





  • 1 Communities


  • 2 History


  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Communities[edit]


Sioux Narrows is a small resort community located on the shores of Lake of the Woods where Highway 71 crosses the eponymous narrows between Whitefish and Regina Bay. There are about 300 permanent residents, and about double that in the summer time when cottagers from Ontario, Manitoba, and the United States come for vacation. Tourism is the primary industry, with many resorts in the nearby vicinity.


In the mid-18th century, an Ojibwa-Cree alliance is said to have defeated an invading party of Sioux at a narrows here on the lake. Sioux Narrows is named in recognition of that event. The Sioux Narrows Bridge, a historic structure on Highway 71 which was reconstructed in 2007, overlooks the site of the battle.[2]


Nestor Falls, located along Highway 71 at Sabaskong Bay on Lake of the Woods, held the status of designated place in the Canada 2006 Census, and has a population of 290. The settlement was founded in the early 20th century by a certain Mr. Nestor who started logging operations and used the natural waterfall there to transport the logs to Lake of the Woods.[2]



History[edit]


The area was originally home to Ojibway and Cree indigenous people. In the 18th century, Lake of the Woods began to be exploited by European fur traders as a good source for fur and it became part of an established trade route from the Rainy River to Rat Portage. The main trading posts were set up at Rainy River and Fort Frances, but circa 1804, an outpost was also established on Whitefish Lake (now known as Regina Bay, directly east of Sioux Narrows) by the Northwest Company.[3]


In the 1820s, the area was surveyed in order to determine the international border between the United States and British North America. But further development was limited since the Ojibway restricted European travelers only to the regular trade routes. In 1873, the Dominion of Canada signed Treaty 3, in which the Ojibway ceded vast tracts of territory to the Government of Canada. This permitted the first wave of settlers to arrive in the late 1870s or early 1880s. The construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1881 further accelerated exploration, settlement, logging, and mining. The outpost on Whitefish Lake, since 1821 owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, was taken over by a private entrepreneur in the 1890s and operated until 1932.[4]


In 1895, a gold mine opened on Regina Bay, employing about eighty-five men and led to the formation of a settlement with a schoolhouse, miner’s residences and a community hall. The mine was fully operational only until 1900 and thereafter operated intermittently. During that period until 1935, settlement remained sporadic and isolated, heavily dependant on the cyclical presence of mining and logging camps, and only accessible by boat or winter roads. The construction of what is now known as Ontario Highway 71 in the 1930s resulted in permanent communities and opened the area to a booming outdoor tourism industry.[4] In the late 1930s the Nestor Falls Post Office was merged with the Kakagi Lake Post Office and placed five miles south of Dalseg’s store to accommodate commercial shipping trucks and buses travelling on the new highway.[5]



Demographics[edit]






























Canada census – Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls community profile


2016

2011

2006
Population:
567 (-21.3% from 2011)
720 (7.1% from 2006)
672 (16.5% from 2001)
Land area:
1,223.12 km2 (472.25 sq mi)
1,222.43 km2 (471.98 sq mi)
1,221.56 km2 (471.65 sq mi)
Population density:
0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Median age:
57.7 (M: 58.4, F: 57.3)
52.7 (M: 52.0, F: 53.5)
49.6 (M: 49.7, F: 49.5)
Total private dwellings:
797
1044
844
Median household income:
$70,400

$52,888
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]

Historic populations:[9][10]


  • Population in 2011: 720

  • Population in 2006: 672

  • Population in 2001: 577

  • Population total in 1996: 794
    • Sioux Narrows (township): 430

  • Population in 1991:
    • Sioux Narrows (township): 390


See also[edit]


  • List of townships in Ontario


References[edit]




  1. ^ ab "Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2018-04-18..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab "History". Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls. Retrieved 2011-05-20.


  3. ^ "Fur Trading Posts". Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls. Retrieved 2011-05-20.


  4. ^ ab "Early Settlement". Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls. Retrieved 2011-05-20.


  5. ^ "History of Young's Wilderness Camp" <http://www.youngswildernesscamp.com/history.htm>


  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-18.


  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-04-03.


  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-19.


  9. ^ ab "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.


  10. ^ Statistics Canada: Canada 1996 Census




External links[edit]




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