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'Algoma District' is a
district and
census division in
Northeastern Ontario in the
Canadian province of
Ontario. It was created in 1858 comprising territory as far west as
Minnesota. Since then, it has shrunk, as other districts were created by the provincial government:
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Thunder Bay District in 1871
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Manitoulin District in 1888
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Sudbury District in 1894
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Timiskaming District in 1912
The
district seat is
Sault Ste. Marie.
The rugged scenery of this region has inspired works by Canadian artists, particularly the
Group of Seven, who rented a boxcar from the
Algoma Central Railway during excursions through this region.
Communities
Cities
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Elliot Lake
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Sault Ste. Marie
Towns
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Blind River
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Bruce Mines
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Spanish
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Thessalon
Townships
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Dubreuilville
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Hilton
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Hornepayne
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Huron Shores
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Jocelyn
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Johnson
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Laird
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Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
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Michipicoten
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North Shore
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Plummer Additional
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Prince
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St. Joseph
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Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional
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White River
Villages
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Hilton Beach
Reserves
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Garden River
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Goulais Bay
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Gros Cap
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Missanabie
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Mississagi River
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Rankin Location
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Sagamok
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Serpent River
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Thessalon
Unorganized areas
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North
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South
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South East
Highways
King's Highways
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#17
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#101
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#108
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#129
Secondary highways
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#519
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#532
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#538
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#546
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#547
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#548
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#550
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#552
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#553
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#554
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#556
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#557
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#563
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#565
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#631
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#638
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#639
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#651
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#670
Tertiary highways
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#810
Protected areas
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Algoma Headwaters Provincial Park
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Aubinadong River Provincial Park
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Aubrey Falls PRovincial Park
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Batchawana Bay Provincial Park
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Batchawana River Provincial Park
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Chapleau Crown Game Preserve
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Chapleau-Nemegosenda River Provincial Park
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Delta Provincial Nature Reserve
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Fort Creek Conservation Area
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Goulais River Provincial Park
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Hiawatha Highlands Conservation Area
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La Cloche Provincial Park
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Lake Superior Provincial Park
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Little White River Provincial Park
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Marks Bay Conservation Area
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Matintenda Provincial Park
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Michipicoten Post Provincial Park
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Missinaibi Provincial Park
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Mississagi Provincial Park
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Mississagi River Provincial Park
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Montreal River Provincial Park
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Nagagami Lake Provincial Park
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Nagagamisis Provincial Park
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Nemegosenda River Wetlands Provincial Park
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North Channel Silands-La Cloche Provincial Park
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North Shore Waterwat Provincial Park
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Obatanga Provincial Park
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Pancake Bay Provincial Park
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Pichogen River Provincial Nature Reserve
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Pokei Lake-White River Wetlands Provivncial Nature Reserve
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Potholes Provincial Nature Reserve
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Pukaskwa River National Park
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River aux Sables Provincial Park
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Sandy Islands Provincial Nature Reserve
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Sayme-Aubinadong-Gong Provincial Park
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St. Joseph's Island National Marine Bird Sanctuary
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Wenebegon River Provincial Park
Attractions
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Algoma Central Railway -
Agawa Canyon (Algoma, Unorganized, North Part)
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Algoma University College (Sault Ste. Marie)
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Fire Tower Lookout (Elliot Lake)
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Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site (St. Joseph)
★ High Falls (
Michipicoten River)
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Mount Dufour Ski Resort (Elliot Lake)
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Sault Ste. Marie Airport (Sault Ste. Marie)
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Sault Ste. Marie Canal (Sault Ste. Marie)
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Sault College (Sault Ste. Marie)
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Searchmont Ski Area
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Stone Ridge Golf Resort (Elliot Lake)
Demographics
(Statistics Canada, 2006)
★ Population: 117,461
★ Population change (2001-2006): -0.9
★ Dwellings: 58,472
★ Area (km²): 48,734.66
★ Density (per km².): 2.4
★ National rank in terms of population: 50
★ Provincial rank in terms of population: 21
Surrounding districts
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Thunder Bay District, Ontario
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Cochrane District, Ontario
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Timiskaming District, Ontario
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Sudbury District, Ontario
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Manitoulin District, Ontario
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Chippewa County, Michigan