Opasatika Explained

Opasatika
Official Name:Township of Opasatika
Canton d'Opasatika
Settlement Type:Township (single-tier)
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:49.5333°N -134°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Name2:Cochrane
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jacques Dorval
Leader Title1:Governing Body
Leader Title2:MPs
Leader Name2:Carol Hughes (NDP)
Leader Title3:MPPs
Leader Name3:Guy Bourgouin (NDP)
Established Title:Incorporated
Area Land Km2:327.09
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:200
Population Density Km2:0.6
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:P0L 1Z0
Area Code:705, 249

Opasatika is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District on the Opasatika River, a tributary of the Missinaibi River.[1] Its name is of indigenous origin, meaning "surrounded by poplar".[2]

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 western edge of the township. The former Canadian Forces Station Lowther was located in the municipality.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Opasatika had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 327.09km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

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Notes and References

  1. 28 October 2024.
  2. Book: Fifteenth Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, Containing All Decisions to March 31 1917 . Department of the Interior . Ottawa . 1918 . 195 .