Name | Kawartha Lakes |
Alt names | City of Kawartha Lakes | source: Wikipedia, common local parlance |
Type | County municipality |
Coordinates | 44.35°N 78.75°W |
Located in | Ontario, Canada (2001 - ) |
See also | Victoria, Ontario, Canada | former county covering the same area, in existence till 2001 |
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
The City of Kawartha Lakes (2016 population 75,423) is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. It is a municipality legally structured as a single-tier city; however, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontario county and is mostly rural. It is the second largest single-tier municipality in Ontario by land area (after Greater Sudbury).
The main population centres are the communities of Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, Lindsay, Omemee and Woodville.
Key Facts
- A single-tier municipality of Ontario, Canada that came into existence on 1 Jan 2001.
- Occupies the territory formerly defined as Victoria County.
- Amalgamated townships and incorporated places remain only as geographical place names, but are necessary in locating pieces of land (i.e., farms).
Maps
- Sketchmap of the original townships at Ontario GenWeb.
- Map of Victoria County circa 1951 from Ontario Archives - locates the former municipalities and townships, as well as the present-day towns and villages within Kawartha Lakes.
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