Kawartha Lakes

The City of Kawartha Lakes (2021 population 79,247[2]) is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. It is a municipality legally structured as a single-tier city; however, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontario county and is mostly rural. It is the second largest single-tier municipality in Ontario by land area (after Greater Sudbury).

This article is about the city. For the lakes, see Kawartha Lakes (Ontario).
Kawartha Lakes
City (single-tier)
City of Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes city hall in Lindsay
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Motto(s): 
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Kawartha Lakes' location within Ontario
Coordinates: 44°21′N 78°45′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
County (historical)Victoria
Formed by political mergerJanuary 1, 2001
SeatLindsay
Government
 • MayorAndy Letham
 • CouncilCity of Kawartha Lakes Council
 • MPJamie Schmale (CPC)
 • MPPLaurie Scott (PC)
Area
[1]
 • Land3,084.38 km2 (1,190.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total79,247
 • Density26.1/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0L, K0M, K9V, L0A, L0B, L0K
Area code(s)705 / 249
Websitewww.kawarthalakes.ca

The main population centres are the communities of Lindsay (population: 22,367), Bobcaygeon (population: 3,576), Fenelon Falls (population: 2,490), Omemee (population: 1,060) and Woodville (population: 718).

History

The Kawartha Lakes area is situated on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Huron-Wendat and more recently, the Haudenosaunee peoples.[3] The city's name is from the Kawartha Lakes. Kawartha is an anglicization of Ka-wa-tha (from Ka-wa-tae-gum-maug or Gaa-waategamaag), which was coined in 1895 by Martha Whetung of the Curve Lake First Nations. It meant "land of reflections" in the Anishinaabe language, according to Whetung. The word was later changed by tourism promoters to Kawartha, meaning "bright waters and happy lands."[4]

Prior to its restructuring as a city, the area was known as Victoria County. The city was created in 2001, during the ruling provincial Progressive Conservative party's "Common Sense Revolution". Through provincial legislation, the former Victoria County and its constituent municipalities were amalgamated into one entity named the City of Kawartha Lakes.

This act was implemented by the Victoria County Restructuring Commission, led by commissioner Harry Kitchen.[5] Despite a general opposition from residents of the area, the provincial government pushed forward with the amalgamation,[6][7] which officially came into effect on January 1, 2001.

By a narrow margin (51% for, 49% against), the citizens of Kawartha Lakes voted to de-amalgamate in a November 2003 local plebiscite, but the provincial and municipal governments have not taken any steps since the vote to initiate de-amalgamation.[7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kawartha Lakes had a population of 79,247 living in 32,708 of its 38,947 total private dwellings, a change of 5.1% from its 2016 population of 75,423. With a land area of 3,033.66 km2 (1,171.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 26.1/km2 (67.7/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

Canada census – Kawartha Lakes community profile
202120162011
Population79,247 (5.1% from 2016)75,423 (3% from 2011)73,219 (-1.8% from 2006)
Land area3,084.38 km2 (1,190.89 sq mi)3,084.38 km2 (1,190.89 sq mi)3,083.06 km2 (1,190.38 sq mi)
Population density26.1/km2 (68/sq mi)24.5/km2 (63/sq mi)23.7/km2 (61/sq mi)
Median ageTo Be Released (M: TBA, F: TBA)46.7 (M: 45.8, F: 47.6)48.4 (M: 47.6, F: 49.2)
Total private dwellings38,94738,44437,161
Median household income$69,465
References: 2021[9] 2016[10] 2011[11] earlier[12][13]

In the 2016 census, the population of the Lindsay urban area was 20,713, up from 20,291 in 2011.[14]

Town of Lindsay
Census Population Change (%)
202122,3678.0%
201620,71324.1%
199116,69622.8%
198113,5966.7%
197112,74611.8%
196111,39918.7%
19519,60315.1%
19418,34511.2%
19317,5051.5%
19217,6209.4%
19116,9640.6%
19017,00315.2%
18916,08119.7%
18815,08025.5%
18714,049n/a

Ethnocultural and racial statistics

Only ethnic groups that comprise greater than 1% of the population are included. Note that a person can report more than one group[15]

  • English: 45.2%
  • Canadian: 35.0%
  • Irish: 27.6%
  • Scottish: 20.3%
  • French: 10.4%
  • German: 9.4%
  • Dutch: 6.3%
  • First Nations: 2.9%
  • Welsh: 2.6%
  • Polish: 2.2%
  • Italian: 2.2%
  • Ukrainian: 2.2%
  • British Isles (other): 2.0%
  • Hungarian: 1.0%
  • Native: 2.9%
  • Non-European Ethnicities: 1.6%
Canada 2006 CensusPopulation % of Total Population
Non-European Ethnicities group
Source:[16]		South Asian3650.5%
Chinese950.13%
Black2500.34%
Filipino550.07%
Latin American700.1%
Arab450.06%
Southeast Asian200.03%
West Asian00%
Korean1650.22%
Japanese250.03%
Other Non-European Ethnicities500.07%
Mixed Ethnicities600.08%
Total Non-European Ethnicities population11951.63%
Aboriginal group
Source:[17]		First Nations8051.1%
Métis4200.57%
Inuit00%
Total Aboriginal population12551.71%
White7091596.66%
Total population73365100%

Government

Kawartha Lakes is governed by a City Council consisting of the Mayor and one councillor from each of the City's wards. From 2001 to the 2018 election, there were 16 wards and councillors, but this was changed to 8 wards for the 2018 election.[18] The mayor and councillors are elected for four-year terms, as mandated by the Government of Ontario for all municipalities in the province. The mayor of Kawartha Lakes is Andy Letham.

For purposes of electing representatives both provincially and federally, the city is within the riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock. Its Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) is Laurie Scott of the Progressive Conservative Party, elected in 2018. Its federal Member of Parliament (MP) is Jamie Schmale of the Conservative Party, who was elected in 2015.

Communities

The following is a list of all the former incorporated villages, unincorporated hamlets and communities, rural post offices, and rural post offices abandoned after the start of rural mail delivery.

Note:

*ghost town
** abandoned includes: solely a rural post office (no other local "community") abandoned after the start of rural mail delivery; abandoned rural post office with some local community that became ghost town over time; and communities planned during surveying of the county in the 1830s, but were never built

Climate

The Kawartha Lakes area has a humid continental climate with warm, sometimes humid summers and cold snowy winters. The snowier areas are typically the ones closer to large lakes, and snow usually ranges from 150 cm to 200 cm in a year in most areas.

Climate data for Janetville, Ontario, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1981-2010
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4)		 13.0
(55.4)		 24.5
(76.1)		 30.5
(86.9)		 33.0
(91.4)		 34.0
(93.2)		 36.5
(97.7)		 36.0
(96.8)		 33.0
(91.4)		 27.5
(81.5)		 21.0
(69.8)		 18.5
(65.3)		 36.5
(97.7)
Average high °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 3.5
(38.3)		 11.6
(52.9)		 18.2
(64.8)		 23.8
(74.8)		 26.3
(79.3)		 25.3
(77.5)		 20.6
(69.1)		 13.4
(56.1)		 6.0
(42.8)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 11.9
(53.5)
Average low °C (°F) −12.0
(10.4)		 −11.4
(11.5)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 0.4
(32.7)		 6.0
(42.8)		 11.2
(52.2)		 13.8
(56.8)		 13.0
(55.4)		 8.9
(48.0)		 3.4
(38.1)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 −8.5
(16.7)		 1.4
(34.4)
Record low °C (°F) −35.0
(−31.0)		 −31.0
(−23.8)		 −31.5
(−24.7)		 −15.0
(5.0)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 4.0
(39.2)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −9.5
(14.9)		 −18.5
(−1.3)		 −33.0
(−27.4)		 −35.0
(−31.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72.3
(2.85)		 55.3
(2.18)		 61.7
(2.43)		 74.6
(2.94)		 88.7
(3.49)		 84.0
(3.31)		 73.7
(2.90)		 89.2
(3.51)		 97.2
(3.83)		 80.7
(3.18)		 99.0
(3.90)		 72.7
(2.86)		 949.1
(37.38)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 47.2
(18.6)		 34.0
(13.4)		 29.4
(11.6)		 10.3
(4.1)		 0.1
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 2.1
(0.8)		 21.2
(8.3)		 42.3
(16.7)		 186.6
(73.5)
Source: Environment Canada[20]
Climate data for Lindsay (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.5
(52.7)		 11.5
(52.7)		 24.0
(75.2)		 29.5
(85.1)		 32.0
(89.6)		 34.0
(93.2)		 36.5
(97.7)		 36.5
(97.7)		 32.5
(90.5)		 27.0
(80.6)		 21.1
(70.0)		 17.5
(63.5)		 36.5
(97.7)
Average high °C (°F) −4.1
(24.6)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 2.9
(37.2)		 11.2
(52.2)		 18.2
(64.8)		 23.4
(74.1)		 26.0
(78.8)		 24.8
(76.6)		 20.0
(68.0)		 12.8
(55.0)		 5.6
(42.1)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 11.5
(52.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.4
(16.9)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 6.0
(42.8)		 12.5
(54.5)		 17.7
(63.9)		 20.3
(68.5)		 19.2
(66.6)		 14.8
(58.6)		 8.2
(46.8)		 2.0
(35.6)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 6.6
(43.9)
Average low °C (°F) −12.7
(9.1)		 −11.4
(11.5)		 −6.6
(20.1)		 0.7
(33.3)		 6.8
(44.2)		 11.9
(53.4)		 14.4
(57.9)		 13.5
(56.3)		 9.4
(48.9)		 3.5
(38.3)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 1.7
(35.1)
Record low °C (°F) −36.5
(−33.7)		 −35
(−31)		 −30.5
(−22.9)		 −14
(7)		 −4
(25)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 5.0
(41.0)		 1.7
(35.1)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 −18.5
(−1.3)		 −34
(−29)		 −36.5
(−33.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66.8
(2.63)		 54.9
(2.16)		 55.7
(2.19)		 65.2
(2.57)		 87.3
(3.44)		 82.6
(3.25)		 75.8
(2.98)		 85.7
(3.37)		 88.2
(3.47)		 76.6
(3.02)		 89.8
(3.54)		 68.5
(2.70)		 896.9
(35.31)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 22.4
(0.88)		 22.2
(0.87)		 30.4
(1.20)		 57.5
(2.26)		 87.3
(3.44)		 82.6
(3.25)		 75.8
(2.98)		 85.7
(3.37)		 88.2
(3.47)		 74.9
(2.95)		 72.3
(2.85)		 29.4
(1.16)		 728.6
(28.69)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 44.4
(17.5)		 32.7
(12.9)		 25.3
(10.0)		 7.7
(3.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 1.7
(0.7)		 17.5
(6.9)		 39.0
(15.4)		 168.3
(66.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 17.2 13.4 13.0 13.8 14.7 12.4 11.0 12.2 13.6 16.1 16.5 16.0 169.9
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 4.5 4.2 7.4 12.2 14.7 12.4 11.0 12.2 13.6 15.8 12.2 6.2 126.3
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 13.8 10.4 7.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.58 5.6 11.1 51.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 89.4 100.8 144.2 176.0 204.0 220.4 278.5 221.1 156.2 128.7 80.0 60.1 1,859.2
Percent possible sunshine 31.1 34.3 39.1 43.7 44.6 47.5 59.3 50.9 41.5 37.7 27.6 21.7 39.9
Source: Environment Canada[21]

Victoria County
Main article: Victoria County, Ontario

Prior to 2001, Victoria County consisted of 13 separate townships and 6 incorporated communities, each with their own local governments:[22]

Townships

Population centres:

The township of Laxton, Digby and Longford is an amalgamation of the once individual townships of Digby and Laxton, and half of the original Longford Township. The separate township of Longford is uninhabited, though dotted with abandoned logging towns. In 2000, just prior to amalgamation into the city of Kawartha Lakes, the township of Verulam and the village of Bobcaygeon were amalgamated into the Municipality of Bobcaygeon/Verulam, and the separate townships of Carden and Dalton amalgamated into the Township of Carden/Dalton.[23]

Incorporated communities

Transportation

Air transportation

Kawartha Lakes Municipal Airport, a Transport Canada certified airport, has 24-hour radio operated lighting and provides access to key points throughout Ontario. Kawartha Lakes Municipal Airport is located one nautical mile west north west of Lindsay. It offers a card lock fuel system and can be used by both private and commercial airplanes.

Water transportation

Towns and villages in City of Kawartha Lakes are interconnected by rivers, lakes and streams that can be best navigated May to October. The Trent-Severn Waterway, which extends from Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay in the north, is part of the waterways in City of Kawartha Lakes. Five locks, Bobcaygeon 32, Lindsay 33, Fenelon Falls 34, Rosedale 35, and Kirkfield 36 are part of the Trent-Severn National HistoricSsite and operated by Parks Canada. Coboconk is noted as being Canada's fresh water summit with waters flowing two different directions. It is the highest navigable point in Canada from which it is possible to reach the world. There are no water taxis operating in City of Kawartha Lakes. Boat and houseboat rentals are available.

Land transportation

The following King's Highways pass through the city:

Further information: List of numbered roads in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario

The following multi-use trails pass through the city:

  • Lindsay-Peterborough (east-west) rail line, part of the Trans Canada Trail
  • Bethany-Haliburton (north-south) rail line, known as the Victoria Rail Trail [24]

Public transportation

Because of the largely rural composition of the City of Kawartha Lakes, there is limited public transportation. City of Kawartha Lakes has public bus transit in the town of Lindsay only (known as Lindsay Transit), running three lines of hourly service Monday-Saturday from 7am-7pm.[25]

On June 21, 2015 a pilot project rural bus route serving part of City of Kawartha Lakes ended service. The rural bus stopped in Lindsay, Dunsford, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, and Cameron.[26]

Most school children are bussed to elementary and high school.

Bus companies

TOK Coachlines (formerly called CanAr Bus Lines) offers service between Toronto and Haliburton with several stops in City of Kawartha Lakes.[27]

Train routes

The last Canadian National Railway (CN) train to run through City of Kawartha Lakes was on the Lindsay - Uxbridge line which ceased operation in 1990.[28] The last passenger train to run through the City of Kawartha Lakes was No. 189 with Budd Car VIA 6104 from Havelock to Toronto Union Station over Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) lines on January 14, 1990.[29]

CP freight trains continue to operate through the City of Kawartha Lakes on the Havelock Subdivision (MP 133.23 - MP 143.22) which passes through Pontypool (MP 139.1)[30]

High-level discussions organized by the Shining Waters Railway continue about returning passenger rail-service to the Midtown Toronto to Havelock line with a stop in Pontypool.[31]

The Trans Canada Trail which is situated on the old rail line from Uxbridge, continues to be a possibility for commuter service to Toronto and Pearson Airport, from the Highway 7 bridge.

Taxi services

There are several private taxi services in City of Kawartha Lakes licensed by the local government.

Car/van pools

Several businesses and organizations offer car and van pooling through Car Pool World including Sir Sandford Fleming College.[32]

Attractions

Protected areas

Media
  • Kawartha Lakes This Week (established as Lindsay This Week in 1977)
  • The Lindsay Advocate (online and print news magazine focused on social and economic issues.)
  • The Kawartha Promoter[35] (online news magazine published out of Bobcaygeon)
  • 91.9 Bounce FM (CKLY-FM) transmits from Lindsay
  • CHEX-TV transmits on Channel 12 from Peterborough
  • 100.3 LIFE FM, transmitting at 89.3 from Peterborough
  • The Lindsay Post (established in Beaverton as The Canadian Post in 1857, moved to Lindsay in 1861. Ceased publication in 2013.)

Surrounding counties

See also

References
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