Lake of Bays
Lake of Bays | |
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| Township of Lake of Bays | |
Municipal office in Dwight | |
Lake of Bays | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′27″N 79°00′23″W / 45.30750°N 79.00639°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional district | Muskoka |
| Incorporated | 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Terry Glover |
| • MP | Scott Aitchison (Conservative) |
| • MPP | Graydon Smith (OPC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 667.43 km2 (257.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,759 |
| • Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code span | P0A, P0B, P1H |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
Lake of Bays is a township within the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. The township, situated 193 kilometres (120 mi) north of Toronto, is named after the Lake of Bays. In the 2021 census, the township had a population of 3,759 and encompassed 667.43 square kilometres (257.70 sq mi) of land.
Located in the northeast corner of Muskoka, Lake of Bays offers a natural landscape of forests, rocks, lakes and wetlands. It is an important destination for cottaging, recreation and tourism in Ontario. Currently, the economy of the township is primarily based on tourism, recreation, and the service sector with forestry and aggregate (composite) extraction contributing as well.