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Cochrane District

*District de Cochrane*
Cochrane District District de Cochrane
District
	Moose Factory
	Location of Cochrane District in Ontario in Red
	Coordinates: 50°30′N 83°00′W / 50.500°N 83.000°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
Created	1921
Seat	Cochrane
Area
• Land	139,784.03 km2 (53,970.92 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	77,963
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code	705

Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts.

In 2021, the district's population was 77,963, with a land area of 141,268.51 km² (54,544.08 sq mi),^[1] making it slightly smaller than the US state of Michigan and the second largest district in Ontario after Kenora District. The district seat is Cochrane.

Bennet Lake Esker Kame Complex Conservation Reserve is located in Cochrane District.

Subdivisions

City:

Timmins

Towns:

Townships:

Unorganized areas:

North Part (includes the local services boards of Hallébourg, Jogues, Lac-Sainte-Thérèse, and Moose Factory)
South East Part
South West Part

First Nations

Cree Nation reserves:

Abitibi Indian Reserve No. 70 (Wahgoshig First Nation)
Constance Lake 92 (Constance Lake First Nation)
Factory Island 1 (Moose Cree First Nation)
Flying Post 73 (Flying Post First Nation)
Fort Albany 67 (Fort Albany First Nation)
Moose Factory 68 (Moose Cree First Nation)
New Post 69 (Taykwa Tagamou Nation)
New Post 69A (Taykwa Tagamou Nation)

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Cochrane District had a population of 77,963 living in 33,772 of its 37,667 total private dwellings, a change of −2.2% from its 2016 population of 79,682. With a land area of 139,784.03 km² (53,970.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Canada census – Cochrane District community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	77,963 (-2.2% from 2016)	79,682 (−1.8% from 2011)	81,122 (−1.7% from 2006)
Land area	139,784.03 km² (53,970.92 sq mi)	141,268.51 km² (54,544.08 sq mi)	141,270.41 km² (54,544.81 sq mi)
Population density	0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi)	0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi)	0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi)
Median age	43.6 (M: 42.8, F: 44.4)	43.3 (M: 42., F: 43.9)
Private dwellings	37,667 (total) 33,772 (occupied)	37,974 (total)	37,242 (total)
Median household income	$78,500

Notes: Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves.
References: 2021^[2] 2016^[3] 2011^[4] earlier^[5]^[6]

Historical census populations – Cochrane District

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	26,293	—
1931	58,033	+120.7%
1941	80,730	+39.1%
1951	83,850	+3.9%
1956	86,768	+3.5%
1961	95,666	+10.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1966	97,334	+1.7%
1971	95,836	−1.5%
1976	96,881	+1.1%
1981	96,875	−0.0%
1986	93,712	−3.3%
1991	93,917	+0.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	93,240	−0.7%
2001	85,247	−8.6%
2006	82,503	−3.2%
2011	81,122	−1.7%
2016	79,682	−1.8%
2021	77,963	−2.2%

2001 and 2006 Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves. Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada^[1]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Cochrane, District (DIS) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.