Cochrane District, Ontario
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Cochrane District, Ontario is a district
District
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 and census division
Census division
Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit, below provinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond...

 in Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron.Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiskaming, Nipissing and Manitoulin; and the single-tier municipality of Greater...

 in the Canadian province of Ontario
Ontario
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. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming
Timiskaming District, Ontario
Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from parts of this district and parts of Thunder Bay...

 and Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay....

 districts.

In 2006, the population was 82,503. The land area of this district is 141,247.30 km (54,522 mi). Slightly smaller than the US State of Michigan
Michigan
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 and is the second largest district in Ontario after Kenora District. The district seat is Cochrane
Cochrane, Ontario
Cochrane is a town in northern Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Kapuskasing, northeast of Timmins, south of Moosonee, and north of Iroquois Falls. It is about a one-hour drive from Timmins, the major city of the region. It is the seat of Cochrane District...

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Towns

  • Cochrane
    Cochrane, Ontario
    Cochrane is a town in northern Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Kapuskasing, northeast of Timmins, south of Moosonee, and north of Iroquois Falls. It is about a one-hour drive from Timmins, the major city of the region. It is the seat of Cochrane District...

  • Hearst
    Hearst, Ontario
    Hearst is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in Northern Ontario, approximately west of Kapuskasing, approximately north of Toronto and east of Thunder Bay on Highway 11...

  • Iroquois Falls
    Iroquois Falls, Ontario
    Iroquois Falls is a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,729 in the Canada 2006 Census.The town centre lies just off of Hwy 11 on the banks the Abitibi River, west of Lake Abitibi. Timmins, one of the largest cities in northern Ontario is approximately to the west...

  • Kapuskasing
  • Moosonee
    Moosonee, Ontario
    Moosonee is a town in northern Ontario, Canada, on the Moose River approximately south of James Bay. It is considered as "the Gateway to the Arctic" and has Ontario's only saltwater port...

  • Smooth Rock Falls
    Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario
    Smooth Rock Falls is an incorporated town in the Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. Part of the James Bay Frontier, it calls itself "The North's Biggest Little Town."-Geography and transportation:...


Townships

  • Black River-Matheson
    Black River-Matheson, Ontario
    Black River-Matheson is a township in the Cochrane District of the Canadian province of Ontario. As of 2006, the township had a population of 2,619. The area was 1,161.67 square kilometers. The Matheson railway station is serviced by the Northlander....

  • Fauquier-Strickland
    Fauquier-Strickland, Ontario
    Fauquier-Strickland is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District. The township had a population of 678 in the Canada 2001 Census. The three main communities in the township are Fauquier, Strickland, and Gregoires Mill...

  • Mattice-Val Côté
    Mattice-Val Côté, Ontario
    Mattice-Val Côté is an incorporated township in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately east of Hearst and west of Kapuskasing on Ontario Highway 11....

  • Moonbeam
    Moonbeam, Ontario
    Moonbeam is a township in Ontario, Canada, located in Cochrane District. It had a population of 1201 in the 2001 census, a decline of 9% from 1996. It was named after Moonbeam Creek....

  • Opasatika
    Opasatika, Ontario
    Opasatika is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District.The main communities in the township are Opasatika and Lowther, both located along Highway 11 between Mattice and Harty. The ghost town of Reesor Siding, site of the 1963 Reesor Siding incident, is at the...

  • Val Rita-Harty
    Val Rita-Harty, Ontario
    Val Rita-Harty is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District.The township consists of two communities, Val Rita and Harty, located along Highway 11 between Opasatika and Kapuskasing...


Cree Nation reserves

  • Wahgoshig First Nation
    Wahgoshig First Nation
    -Services:For the Abitibi village of about 25 ha, the First Nation provides the following services:* band office* health clinic* warehouse / fire hall* public works garage* community hall...

     (Abitibi 70)
  • Constance Lake First Nation
  • Factory Island
  • Flying Post
  • Fort Albany
  • Moose Factory
  • New Post 69
  • New Post 69A

Unorganized areas

  • North Part
    Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part, Ontario
    Unorganized Cochrane North Part is an unorganized area in the District of Cochrane in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It comprises all parts of the district north of Timmins and Iroquois Falls which are not part of an incorporated municipality.-Communities:...

  • South East Part
    Cochrane, Unorganized, South East Part, Ontario
    Unorganized Cochrane South East Part is an unorganized area in the Canadian province of Ontario, encompassing the small portion of the Cochrane District, immediately surrounding Highway 11 at the division's southern boundary with the Timiskaming District, which is not part of the municipality of...

  • South West Part
    Cochrane, Unorganized, South West Part, Ontario
    Unorganized Cochrane South West Part is an unorganized area in the Canadian province of Ontario, encompassing the small portion of the Cochrane District, between Black River-Matheson and Timmins, which is not part of either municipality....

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