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Lake of Bays
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Lake of Bays
Founded
1971
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Overview
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.
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History
The Township of Lake of Bays was established on January 1, 1971, from the former Townships of Franklin, Ridout, McLean, and Sinclair/Finlayson (unorganized) as part of the reorganization of the District of Muskoka. The township was once home to what was known as the smallest commercial railway line in the world, the Huntsville and Lake of Bays Transportation Company portage railway. Between 1904 and 1958 it ferried passengers between North Portage on Peninsula Lake to South Portage on Lake of Bays, a distance of . The train, named the Portage Flyer, was discontinued in 1958 and was relocated to an amusement park near St. Thomas, Ontario, until 1984. Much of the original components have since been repatriated and continue to operate on the grounds of Muskoka Heritage Place near Huntsville.
Geography
The township includes the communities of: * Baysville * Bigwin * Birkendale * Bona Vista * Bondi Village * Britannia * Brooks Mills * Browns Brae * Dorset (partially) * Dwight * Fox Point * Glenmount * Grandview * Grassmere * Grove Park * Hillside * Limberlost Lodge * Lumina * Maple Ridge * Millar Hill (ghost town) * Nith Grove * North Portage * Norway Point * Port Cunnington * Sea Breeze * South Portage * Wahawin A small community developed on the subdivided landholdings of a sawmill built by William Brown in the 1870s. The economic development of Baysville was enabled by good road and steamboat connections. Baysville developed into a popular region for vacationers and sportsmen. * Cooper Lake * Echo Lake * Ellis Lake * Lake of Bays * Oxtongue River * Peninsula Lake *Ril Lake * Rusynyk Bay * Tackaberry Lake
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Geography
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 3544027
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,167
- Wikidata
- Q1521274
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012