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Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
Kawartha Lakes is a city in east-central Ontario, and makes up the former County of Victoria. The main centres are Omemee, Lindsay, Oakwood, Janetville, Bethany, Fenelon Falls, Woodville, and Bobcaygeon.
The citizens of Kawartha Lakes voted to de-amalgamate in November, 2003 into the former towns, villages, and townships of the former County of Victoria, but it might be years before de-amalgamation is complete, if it happens at all.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 69,179
- % Change (1996-2001): 1.8
- Dwellings: 34,637
- Area (sq. km.): 3,059.22
- Density (persons per sq. km.): 22.6
Highways
Highways that run through Kawartha Lakes are as follows:
King's Highways: Trans-Canada #7, #7A, #35, #115
Protected Areas
- Dalton Digby Wildlands Provincial Park
- Balsam Lake Provincial Park
- Indian Point Provincial Park
- Emily Provincial Park
- Pigeon River Headwaters Conservation Area
- Fleetwood Creek Conservation Area
- Windy Ridge Conservation Area
- Ken Reid Conservation Area
Attractions
- Devil's Elbow Ski Area (Bethany)
- Ganaraska Hiking Trail
- Lindsay Airport (Lindsay)
- Victoria County Museum (Lindsay)
- Monck Historical Colonization Road
- Victoria Recreation Corridor
- Victoria Historical Colonization Road
- Fenelon Falls Museum (Fenelon Falls)
- Bobcaygeon Historic Colonization Road
- Highland Cinema and Museum
- Trent-Severn Waterway
- Kirkfield Lift Lock
- Rosedale Lock 35
- Fenelon Falls Lock 34 (Fenelon Falls)
- Bobcaygeon Lock 32 (Bobcaygeon)
Census Division (counties, etc.) Rankings
National rank in terms of population: 86
Provincial rank in terms of population: 35
Surrounding Counties
Referenced By
1867 Canadian election | 2003 Ontario municipal elections | Brock, Ontario | Canadian federal election, 1867 | Clarington, Ontario | Lindsay, Ontario | List of Canadian Members of Parliment | List of Ontario Census Divisions | List of Ontario Municipal Divisions | List of Ontario counties | List of Ontario municipal sections | List of the 100 largest cities in Canada | List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada | Members of the Canadian House of Commons | Northumberland County, Ontario | Ontario provincial highway 115 | Scugog, Ontario | Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, Ontario | Victoria County, Ontario
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