Sturgeon Falls

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Sturgeon Falls

Total population

6,939

Coordinates46.37°, -79.93°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sturgeon Falls is a community and former town in Nipissing District, Ontario, located on the Sturgeon River. The community had a population of 6,939 at the 2021 census and a density of 1,129/km2. Following a failed legal challenge in 1997, the community was merged into the municipality of West Nipissing in 1999.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

F

France Gareau

athletics competitor

J

Jean-Jacques Blais

Canadian politician

A

André Paiement

Canadian songwriter (1950–1978)

Benoît Cazabon

Canadian writer (born 1944)

D

Dan Frawley

professional ice hockey player

L

Louise Charron

Canadian judge

L

Leo Bourgeault

Canadian ice hockey player (1903-1965)

C

Carl Smith

Canadian ice hockey player (1917–1967)

B

Benoît Serré

Canadian politician (1951-2019)

C

Carl Legault

Canadian politician (1923-1983)

G

Gaetan Serré

Canadian politician

Gerry McNamara

Canadian ice hockey player

H

Harry Bain

Canadian pediatrician (1921–2001)

Red McCarthy

Founder of Ringette

N

Nakina Smith

Canadian ice hockey player (1915-1982)

O

Osias Godin

Canadian politician (1911–1988)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ontario

• Verner
  9.6 mi away
• Field
  11.7 mi away
• Warren
  18.8 mi away
• North Monetville
  22.1 mi away
• Markstay
  30.4 mi away
• Port Loring
  31.1 mi away
• Astorville
  33.7 mi away
• Trout Creek
  37.9 mi away
• Bonfield
  38.6 mi away
• Skead
  44.1 mi away
• South River
  44.8 mi away · pop. 655
• Garson
  46.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sturgeon Falls

Industrial development survey, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario

1960

1944-1994

1994

Report of James McNairn Hall, junior judge of the District of Algoma, as Royal Commissioner on the Enquiry as to the Handling of Unemployment and Direct Relief at Sturgeon Falls, Ontario

Ontario. Royal Commission on the Enquiry as to the Handling of Unemployment and Direct Relief at Sturgeon Falls, Ontario · 1933

Report of James McNairn Hall, junior judge of the district of Algoma, as royal commissioner of the enquiry as to the handling of unemployment and direct relief at Sturgeon Falls, Ontario

Ontario. Inquiry as to the Handling of Unemployment and Direct Relief at Sturgeon Falls. · 1933

Histoire de Sturgeon-Falls

1946

Sturgeon Falls

Robert J. Gagne · 1979

Return in relation to the Pic River and Sturgeon Falls timber limits

Ontario. Legislative Assembly · 1920

Histoire de Sturgeon-Falls.

1946

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wells Rd Unit 1 RX Prescribed Fire, Iosco, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-22 · 218 mi
• River Road 16 RX Prescribed Fire, Iosco, Michigan
  Wildfires · 2026-04-19 · 223 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

ribwort plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Seen 2026-06-24

viper's-bugloss

Echium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-24

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio canadensis

Seen 2026-06-21

Red-spotted Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

Seen 2026-06-21

northern bush honeysuckle

Diervilla lonicera

Seen 2026-06-19

Moose

Alces alces

Seen 2026-06-18

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

Seen 2026-06-17

Spotted Tussock Moth

Lophocampa maculata

Seen 2026-06-16

Dark Fishing Spider

Dolomedes tenebrosus

Seen 2026-06-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sturgeon Falls, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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