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The City of Kawartha Lakes (2006 population 74,561) is a city in east-central Ontario, Canada. Although designated as a "city", it is a largely rural area. The municipality is named for the Kawartha lakes ("Kawartha," shortened from Gaa-waategamaag, means "shining waters" in the Ojibwe language).
The main population centres are:
[edit] History
The municipality was created in 2000 by the Progressive Conservative government of Ontario through the amalgamation of the constituent municipalities of the former County of Victoria, and officially came into effect on January 1, 2001.
In a close vote (51% for, 49% against), the citizens of Kawartha Lakes voted to de-amalgamate in a November 2003 local plebiscite, but the provincial and municipal governments have not taken any steps since the vote to initiate de-amalgamation.
[edit] Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census[1]:
| • Population: |
74,561 (7.8% from 2001) |
| • Land area: |
3,059.47 km² (1,181.27 sq mi) |
| • Population density: |
24.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (63 /sq mi) |
| • Median age: |
N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A) |
| • Total private dwellings: |
37,986 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: |
29,509 |
| • Mean household income: |
$N/A |
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- N/A = Data Not Available
[edit] Census Division rankings
National rank in terms of population (2006): 69
Provincial rank in terms of population (2001): 36
[edit] Communities
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- Mount Hereb
- Newmans Beach
- Norland
- Oak Hill
- Oakdene Point
- Oakwood
- O'Donnell Landing
- Omemee
- Orange Corners
- Palestine
- Pickerel Point
- Pleasant Point
- Pontypool
- Port Hoover
- Powles Corners
- Ragged Rapids
- Reaboro
- Red Cap Beach
- Rohallion
- Rokeby
- Rosedale
- Sadowa
- Sandy Point
- Sebright
- Silver Lake
- Snug Harbour
- Sonya
- Southview Estates
- St. Mary's
- Starr's Beach
- Sturgeon Point
- Sullivan's Bay
- Sylvan Glen Beach
- Taylor's Corners
- Tracey's Hill
- Union Creek
- Uphill
- Valentia
- Vankoughnet
- Verulam Park
- Victoria Place
- Victoria Road
- Washburn Island
- Watson's Siding
- Woodville
- Yelverton
- Zion
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[edit] Highways
The following King's Highways pass through the city:
[edit] Attractions
[edit] Protected areas
- Queen Elizabeth II 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
[edit] Surrounding counties
[edit] References
Coordinates: 44°21′N 78°45′W / 44.35, -78.75
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Kawartha Lakes 
