Cochrane District

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.

Cochrane District District de Cochrane
District
Moose Factory
Location of Cochrane District in Ontario in Red
Coordinates: 50°30′N 83°00′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
Created	1921
Seat	Cochrane
Area [1]
• Land	139,784.03 km2 (53,970.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	77,963
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code	705

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

City:

• Timmins

Towns:

• Cochrane
• Hearst
• Iroquois Falls
• Kapuskasing
• Moosonee
• Smooth Rock Falls

Townships:

• Black River-Matheson
• Fauquier-Strickland
• Mattice-Val Côté
• Moonbeam
• Opasatika
• Val Rita-Harty

Unorganized areas:

• North Part (includes the local services boards of Hallébourg, Jogues, Lac-Sainte-Thérèse, and Moose Factory)
• South East Part
• South West Part

First Nations

Cree Nation reserves:

• Abitibi Indian Reserve No. 70 (Wahgoshig First Nation)
• Constance Lake 92 (Constance Lake First Nation)
• Factory Island 1 (Moose Cree First Nation)
• Flying Post 73 (Flying Post First Nation)
• Fort Albany 67 (Fort Albany First Nation)
• Moose Factory 68 (Moose Cree First Nation)
• New Post 69 (Taykwa Tagamou Nation)
• New Post 69A (Taykwa Tagamou Nation)

Demographics

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

	2021	2016	2011
Population	77,963 (-2.2% from 2016)	79,682 (−1.8% from 2011)	81,122 (−1.7% from 2006)
Land area	139,784.03 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 density	0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)	0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)	0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Median age	43.6 (M: 42.8, F: 44.4)	43.3 (M: 42., F: 43.9)
Private dwellings	37,667 (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]

Historical census populations – Cochrane District

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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][5]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario
• List of secondary schools in Ontario#Cochrane District