| Billings | |
| Official Name: | Township of Billings |
| Settlement Type: | Township (single-tier) |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN ON Manitoulin#Ontario |
| Coordinates: | 45.9°N -97°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ontario |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Manitoulin |
| Government Type: | Township |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bryan William Barker |
| Leader Title1: | MP |
| Leader Name1: | Carol Hughes (NDP) |
| Leader Name2: | Michael Mantha (NDP) |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1884 |
| Area Land Km2: | 209.64 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 603 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.9 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | P0P 1J0 |
| Area Codes: | 705, 249 |
Billings is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as the name of a community within that township.
Located in the Manitoulin District, the township had a population of 603 in the Canada 2016 Census.
The primary community in the township is Kagawong. There are three smaller communities: Billings, Bowser's Corner, and Pleasant Valley.
Kagawong's harbour is located on Mudge Bay and is home to the Kagawong Lighthouse, which has been in continuous service since 1888. The name Kagawong means "where mists rise from falling waters" in the Ojibwe language, a reference to the nearby Bridal Veil Falls on the Kagawong River.
Kagawong is home to numerous tourist attractions. The most popular being the famed Bridal Veil Falls. The legend is that those who swim under the falls are rewarded with good luck. The falls begin at the end of the upper Kagawong river, and flow past a series of small, cascading waterfalls down a winding trail towards Mudge Bay. The trails are spotted with art pieces, benches and picnic tables. In addition to the falls, Kagawong is also home to a Transportation and Communication Museum, Art Gallery, Anglican Church, several sandy beaches, and many camping and cottage rental opportunities.
Kagawong is the nearest port of call to the islands of the North Channel, being directly south of Clapperton Island and the Benjamin Islands.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Billings had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 208.81km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
Highway 540 is the main road in the township and provides connections to Gore Bay and Mindemoya.