Unorganized Rainy River District
Unorganized Rainy River District | |
|---|---|
| Rainy River, Unorganized | |
Quetico sunset | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′N 92°30′W / 48.750°N 92.500°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Rainy River |
| Government | |
| • Fed. riding | Thunder Bay—Rainy River |
| • Prov. riding | Kenora—Rainy River Thunder Bay—Atikokan |
| Area | |
| • Land | 12,163.33 km2 (4,696.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,423 |
| • Density | 0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 807 |
Unorganized Rainy River District is an unorganized area in the Rainy River District of Ontario, Canada, comprising all communities in the district which are not part of incorporated municipalities. Quetico Provincial Park is located entirely within this area.
The area has gradually been reduced in size as portions of it were annexed by surrounding incorporated townships. For example, its area was 14,272.09 square kilometres (5,510.48 sq mi) in the 1981 census, but reduced to 12,163.33 square kilometres (4,696.29 sq mi) in the 2021 census. In 2004, the Township of Morley annexed the geographic townships of Sifton and Dewart, thereby splitting Unorganized Rainy River into two non-contiguous areas.
The Township of Atikokan, as well as the Indian reserves of Rainy Lake 17A, 17B, 26A, Seine River 23A, and 23B, are enclaves within the unorganized area.
Communities include: