Lake of the Woods, Ontario

This article is about the township. For other places called Lake of the Woods in Ontario, see Lake of the Woods (disambiguation).

Lake of the Woods is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Rainy River District. The township is located on the eponymous Lake of the Woods, consisting of mainland in the south-east part of the lake, the southern shores of Aulneau Peninsula, along with several islands in the lake, including Big Island and Bigsby Island. It fully surrounds the Anishnaabeg of Naongashiing, Big Grassy River 35G, Big Island Mainland 93, and Saug-a-Gaw-Sing 1 First Nation reserves.

Lake of the Woods
Township (single-tier)
Township of Lake of the Woods
Township office in Rainy River
Lake of the Woods
Coordinates: 49°00′N 94°23′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Rainy River
Formed	January 1, 1998
Government
• Mayor	Colleen Fadden
• Federal riding	Thunder Bay—Rainy River
• Prov. riding	Kenora—Rainy River
Area [1]
• Land	751.31 km2 (290.08 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	230
• Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code FSA	P0W
Area code	807
Website	www.lakeofthewoods.ca

The township was formed on January 1, 1998, when the former incorporated townships of Morson and McCrosson/Tovell were amalgamated. The following year portions of Unorganized Kenora District were annexed.^[2]

The primary communities within the township are Bergland, Minahico and Morson.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lake of the Woods had a population of 308 living in 140 of its 454 total private dwellings, a change of 33.9% from its 2016 population of 230. With a land area of 746.24 km² (288.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Canada census – Lake of the Woods community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	308 (+33.9% from 2016)	230 (-22.3% from 2011)	296 (-8.4% from 2006)
Land area	746.24 km2 (288.12 sq mi)	751.31 km2 (290.08 sq mi)	751.95 km2 (290.33 sq mi)
Population density	0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi)	0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi)	0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi)
Median age	59.2 (M: 59.2, F: 58.8)	59.6 (M: 61.1, F: 58.6)
Private dwellings	454 (total)  140 (occupied)	521 (total)	555 (total)
Median household income	$75,000	$55,936

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Lake of the Woods Township
historical populations

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	432	—
2001	330	−23.6%
2006	323	−2.1%
2011	296	−8.4%
2016	230	−22.3%
[7][8][1]

Notable people

• John Elizabeth Stintzi, author

See also

• List of townships in Ontario