Kenora

Kenora
City (single-tier)
City of Kenora
Nickname: 
K-Town
Kenora is located in Ontario
Kenora
Kenora
Coordinates: 49°46′N 94°29′W / 49.767°N 94.483°W / 49.767; -94.483
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Incorporated (town)1882 as Rat Portage
Renamed1905 as Kenora
Amalgamated (City)2000[1]
Government
 • MayorDan Reynard
 • Governing BodyKenora City Council
 • MPBob Nault (Kenora, LPC)
 • MPPGreg Rickford (Kenora—Rainy River, PC)
Area
[2][3]
 • Land211.59 km2 (81.70 sq mi)
Elevation
409.70 m (1,344.16 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2][3]
 • Total15,096
 • Density71.3/km2 (185/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Forward sortation area
P9N
Area code807
Websitewww.kenora.ca

Kenora, originally named Rat Portage (French: Portage-aux-Rats), is a small city on the Lake of the Woods in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, close to Manitoba, and about 200 km (124 mi) east of Winnipeg. It is the seat of Kenora District.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ City of Kenora - History Milestones Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine and City of Kenora - History and Culture Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine both accessed 9 November 2007
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kenora census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kenora (Population Centre) census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Rick St. Croix School of Goaltending". Rick St. Croix. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Rick St. Croix". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

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