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Kawartha Lakes (2021 population: 79,247<ref name="census2021"/>) is a single-tier municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Though structured as a single-tier municipality, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontario county and is mostly rural. It is the second largest single-tier municipality in Ontario by land area (after Greater Sudbury).

The main population centres are the communities of Lindsay (population: 22,367), Bobcaygeon (population: 3,576), Fenelon Falls (population: 2,490), Omemee (population: 1,060) and Woodville (population: 718).

HistoryEdit

The Kawartha Lakes area is situated on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Huron-Wendat and more recently, the Haudenosaunee peoples.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The city's name is from the Kawartha Lakes. Kawartha is an anglicization of Ka-wa-tha (from Ka-wa-tae-gum-maug or Gaa-waategamaag), which was coined in 1895 by Martha Whetung of the Curve Lake First Nations. It meant "land of reflections" in the Anishinaabe language, according to Whetung. The word was later changed by tourism promoters to Kawartha, meaning "bright waters and happy lands."<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Prior to its restructuring as a city, the area was known as Victoria County. The city was created in 2001, during the ruling provincial Progressive Conservative party's "Common Sense Revolution". Through provincial legislation, the former Victoria County and its constituent municipalities were amalgamated into one entity named the City of Kawartha Lakes.

This act was implemented by the Victoria County Restructuring Commission, led by commissioner Harry Kitchen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite a general opposition from residents of the area, the provincial government pushed forward with the amalgamation,<ref name=yesVictoria/><ref name=voco/> which officially came into effect on January 1, 2001.

By a narrow margin (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.<ref name=voco/>

DemographicsEdit

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kawartha Lakes had a population of Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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In the 2016 census, the population of the Lindsay urban area was 20,713, up from 20,291 in 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Town of Lindsay
Census Population Change (%)
2021 22,367 Template:Profit8.0%
2016 20,713 Template:Profit24.1%
1991 16,696 Template:Profit22.8%
1981 13,596 Template:Profit6.7%
1971 12,746 Template:Profit11.8%
1961 11,399 Template:Profit18.7%
1951 9,603 Template:Profit15.1%
1941 8,345 Template:Profit11.2%
1931 7,505 Template:Loss1.5%
1921 7,620 Template:Profit9.4%
1911 6,964 Template:Loss0.6%
1901 7,003 Template:Profit15.2%
1891 6,081 Template:Profit19.7%
1881 5,080 Template:Profit25.5%
1871 4,049 n/a

EthnicityEdit

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Template:Div col endIn 2021, Kawartha Lakes was 93.7% white/European, 3.4% visible minorities, and 2.9% Indigenous. The largest visible minority groups were South Asian (0.9%), Black (0.8%) and Chinese (0.5%).

Panethnic groups in the Municipality of Kawartha Lakes (2001−2021)
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EuropeanTemplate:Efn 72,385 Template:Percentage 69,850 Template:Percentage 68,810 Template:Percentage 70,915 Template:Percentage 66,990 Template:Percentage
Indigenous 2,210 Template:Percentage 1,995 Template:Percentage 1,380 Template:Percentage 1,255 Template:Percentage 785 Template:Percentage
South Asian 675 Template:Percentage 340 Template:Percentage 330 Template:Percentage 360 Template:Percentage 120 Template:Percentage
African 605 Template:Percentage 280 Template:Percentage 265 Template:Percentage 250 Template:Percentage 160 Template:Percentage
East AsianTemplate:Efn 540 Template:Percentage 360 Template:Percentage 415 Template:Percentage 280 Template:Percentage 160 Template:Percentage
Southeast AsianTemplate:Efn 220 Template:Percentage 315 Template:Percentage 85 Template:Percentage 75 Template:Percentage 85 Template:Percentage
Latin American 190 Template:Percentage 40 Template:Percentage 35 Template:Percentage 65 Template:Percentage 25 Template:Percentage
Middle EasternTemplate:Efn 55 Template:Percentage 115 Template:Percentage 25 Template:Percentage 40 Template:Percentage 85 Template:Percentage
OtherTemplate:Efn 145 Template:Percentage 75 Template:Percentage 90 Template:Percentage 110 Template:Percentage 45 Template:Percentage
Total responses 77,230 Template:Percentage 73,375 Template:Percentage 71,450 Template:Percentage 73,360 Template:Percentage 68,460 Template:Percentage
Total population 79,247 Template:Percentage 75,423 Template:Percentage 73,219 Template:Percentage 74,561 Template:Percentage 69,179 Template:Percentage
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ReligionEdit

53.8% of Kawartha Lakes residents were Christian in 2021,<ref name=":0" /> down from 68.8% in 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 28.3% were Protestant, including 12.7% United Church, 7.0% Anglican, 3.3% Presbyterian and 2.5% Baptist. 15.6% were Catholic, 5.8% were Christian n.o.s, and 4.1% belonged to other Christian denominations or Christian-related traditions. Non-religious and secular residents were 44.5% of the population, up from 30.3% in 2011. 1.7% of the population belonged to other religions and spiritual traditions, up from 0.9% in 2011. The largest non-Christian religion was Hinduism (0.4%).

GovernmentEdit

Kawartha Lakes is governed by a City Council consisting of the Mayor and one councillor from each of the City's wards. From 2001 to the 2018 election, there were 16 wards and councillors, but this was changed to 8 wards for the 2018 election.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The mayor and councillors are elected for four-year terms, as mandated by the Government of Ontario for all municipalities in the province. The mayor of Kawartha Lakes is Doug Elmslie and Deputy Mayor is Charlie McDonald. The Deputy Mayor is a special appointment for one of the 8 councillors and is elected each year by members of Council at a Regular Council meeting in December.

For purposes of electing representatives provincially, the city is within the riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (provincial electoral district). Beginning with the 2025 federal election the city is in the riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes. Its Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) is Laurie Scott of the Progressive Conservative Party, elected in 2018. Its federal Member of Parliament (MP) is Jamie Schmale of the Conservative Party, who was elected in 2015.

Mayors of Kawartha Lakes include:

  • Art Truax (2001-2003)
  • Barb Kelly (2003-2006)
  • Ric McGee (2006-2014)
  • Andy Letham (2014-2022)
  • Doug Elmslie (2022-Present)

CommunitiesEdit

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ClimateEdit

The Kawartha Lakes area has a humid continental climate with warm, sometimes humid summers and cold snowy winters. The snowier areas are typically the ones closer to large lakes, and snow usually ranges from 150 cm to 200 cm in a year in most areas.

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Victoria CountyEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Prior to 2001, Victoria County consisted of 13 separate townships and 6 incorporated communities, each with their own local governments:<ref>Algonquin Park and Kawarthas map. MapArt Corporation. 1998.</ref>

TownshipsEdit

Incorporated Township Name (Population centres):

The township of Laxton, Digby and Longford is an amalgamation of the once individual townships of Digby and Laxton, and half of the original Longford Township. The separate township of Longford is uninhabited, though dotted with abandoned logging towns. In 2000, just prior to amalgamation into the city of Kawartha Lakes, the township of Verulam and the village of Bobcaygeon were amalgamated into the Municipality of Bobcaygeon/Verulam, and the separate townships of Carden and Dalton amalgamated into the Township of Carden/Dalton.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Incorporated communitiesEdit

TransportationEdit

Air transportationEdit

Kawartha Lakes Municipal Airport, a Transport Canada certified airport, has 24-hour radio operated lighting and provides access to key points throughout Ontario. Kawartha Lakes Municipal Airport is located one nautical mile west north west of Lindsay. It offers a card lock fuel system and can be used by both private and commercial airplanes.

Water transportationEdit

Towns and villages in Kawartha Lakes are interconnected by rivers, lakes and streams that can be best navigated May to October. The Trent-Severn Waterway, which extends from Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay in the north, is part of the waterways in Kawartha Lakes. Five locks, Bobcaygeon 32, Lindsay 33, Fenelon Falls 34, Rosedale 35, and Kirkfield 36 are part of the Trent-Severn National Historic site and operated by Parks Canada. Coboconk is noted as being Canada's fresh water summit with waters flowing two different directions. It is the highest navigable point in Canada from which it is possible to reach the world. There are no water taxis operating in Kawartha Lakes. Boat and houseboat rentals are available.

Land transportationEdit

The following King's Highways pass through the city:

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The following multi-use trails pass through the city:

  • Lindsay-Peterborough (east-west) rail line, part of the Trans Canada Trail
  • Bethany-Haliburton (north-south) rail line, known as the Victoria Rail Trail <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Public transportationEdit

Because of the largely rural composition of the City of Kawartha Lakes, public transportation is very limited. Kawartha Lakes has public bus transit in the town of Lindsay only (known as Lindsay Transit), running four lines of hourly service Monday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm, and Sunday from 9am to 4pm (except holidays).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On June 21, 2015 a pilot project rural bus route serving part of City of Kawartha Lakes ended service. The rural bus stopped in Lindsay, Dunsford, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, and Cameron.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most school children are bussed to elementary and high school.

Bus companiesEdit

TOK Coachlines (formerly called CanAr Bus Lines) offers service between Toronto and Haliburton with several stops in City of Kawartha Lakes, however this service will be discontinued on January 31, 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Train routesEdit

The last Canadian National Railway (CN) train to run through City of Kawartha Lakes was on the Lindsay - Uxbridge line which ceased operation in 1990.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The last passenger train to run through the City of Kawartha Lakes was No. 189 with Budd Car VIA 6104 from Havelock to Toronto Union Station over Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) lines on January 14, 1990.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CP freight trains continue to operate through the City of Kawartha Lakes on the Havelock Subdivision (MP 133.23 - MP 143.22) which passes through Pontypool (MP 139.1)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

High-level discussions organized by the Shining Waters Railway continue about returning passenger rail-service to the Midtown Toronto to Havelock line with a stop in Pontypool.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Trans Canada Trail which is situated on the old rail line from Uxbridge, continues to be a possibility for commuter service to Toronto and Pearson Airport, from the Highway 7 bridge via Uxbridge and the GO Transit Stouffville Line.

Taxi servicesEdit

There are several private taxi services in Kawartha Lakes licensed by the local government.

Car/van poolsEdit

Several businesses and organizations offer car and van pooling through Car Pool World including Sir Sandford Fleming College.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

AttractionsEdit

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Protected areasEdit

MediaEdit

  • The Standard News (published weekly in print and online throughout Kawartha Lakes and Durham)
  • The Lindsay Advocate (online and print news magazine focused on social and economic issues.)
  • The Kawartha Promoter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Surrounding countiesEdit

See alsoEdit

NotesEdit

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