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Cochrane District

Coordinates: 50°30′N 83°00′W / 50.500°N 83.000°W / 50.500; -83.000
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Cochrane District
District de Cochrane
Moose Factory
Moose Factory
Location of Cochrane District in Ontario in Red
Location of Cochrane District in Ontario in Red
Coordinates: 50°30′N 83°00′W / 50.500°N 83.000°W / 50.500; -83.000
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
Created1921
SeatCochrane
Area
 • Land139,784.03 km2 (53,970.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
77,963
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code705

Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts.

In 2021, the district's population was 77,963, with a land area of 141,268.51 km2 (54,544.08 sq mi),[1] making it slightly smaller than the US state of Michigan and the second largest district in Ontario after Kenora District. The district seat is Cochrane.

Bennet Lake Esker Kame Complex Conservation Reserve is located in Cochrane District.

Subdivisions

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Unorganized areas:

First Nations

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Cree Nation reserves:

Demographics

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As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Cochrane District had a population of 77,963 living in 33,772 of its 37,667 total private dwellings, a change of −2.2% from its 2016 population of 79,682. With a land area of 139,784.03 km2 (53,970.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Canada census – Cochrane District community profile
202120162011
Population77,963 (-2.2% from 2016)79,682 (−1.8% from 2011)81,122 (−1.7% from 2006)
Land area139,784.03 km2 (53,970.92 sq mi)141,268.51 km2 (54,544.08 sq mi)141,270.41 km2 (54,544.81 sq mi)
Population density0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Median age43.6 (M: 42.8, F: 44.4)43.3 (M: 42., F: 43.9)
Private dwellings37,667 (total)  33,772 (occupied)37,974 (total)  37,242 (total) 
Median household income$78,500
Notes: Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves.
References: 2021[2] 2016[3] 2011[4] earlier[5][6]
Historical census populations – Cochrane District
YearPop.±%
1921 26,293—    
1931 58,033+120.7%
1941 80,730+39.1%
1951 83,850+3.9%
1956 86,768+3.5%
1961 95,666+10.3%
YearPop.±%
1966 97,334+1.7%
1971 95,836−1.5%
1976 96,881+1.1%
1981 96,875−0.0%
1986 93,712−3.3%
1991 93,917+0.2%
YearPop.±%
1996 93,240−0.7%
2001 85,247−8.6%
2006 82,503−3.2%
2011 81,122−1.7%
2016 79,682−1.8%
2021 77,963−2.2%
2001 and 2006 Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves. Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada[1][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Cochrane, District (DIS) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  2. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  3. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  4. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
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