La Vallee, Ontario
La Vallee | |
|---|---|
| Township of La Vallee | |
 Municipal office in Devlin | |
  La Vallee | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′N 93°39′W / 48.617°N 93.650°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Rainy River |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Lucille MacDonald |
| • Fed. riding | Thunder Bay—Rainy River |
| • Prov. riding | Kenora—Rainy River |
| Area | |
| • Land | 237.12 km2 (91.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 788 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal Code | P0W 1C0 |
| Area code | 807 |
| Website | lavallee |
La Vallee is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Rainy River District.
Geography
[edit]La Vallee Township stretches for 9.7 kilometres (6 mi) along the north side of the Rainy River, with a depth of 15 miles (24 km), and consists of the geographic townships of Devlin, Burriss and Woodyatt.
The township includes the communities of:
- Big Fork (48°31′18″N 93°40′20″W / 48.52167°N 93.67222°W)[2]
- Box Alder (48°33′44″N 93°40′26″W / 48.56222°N 93.67389°W)[3]
- Burriss (48°40′43″N 93°40′20″W / 48.67861°N 93.67222°W)[4]
- Devlin (48°37′07″N 93°40′19″W / 48.61861°N 93.67194°W)[5]
- Lake Wasaw (48°43′19″N 93°38′53″W / 48.72194°N 93.64806°W)[6]
- La Vallee (48°36′55″N 93°37′47″W / 48.61528°N 93.62972°W)[7]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Vallee had a population of 788 living in 319 of its 379 total private dwellings, a change of -16% from its 2016 population of 938. With a land area of 237.12 km2 (91.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1] The township's population of 938 in 2016 was down 5.1% from 2011.
Canada census – La Vallee community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 788 (-16.0% from 2016) | 938 (-5.1% from 2011) | 988 (-7.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 237.12 km2 (91.55 sq mi) | 237.84 km2 (91.83 sq mi) | 237.50 km2 (91.70 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44.8 (M: 44.0, F: 45.2) | 43.6 (M: 43.7, F: 43.1) | 40.9 (M: 40.4, F: 41.4) |
| Private dwellings | 379 (total) 319 (occupied) | 395 (total) | 383 (total) |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $82,176 |
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| Source: Statistics Canada[1][11][12][13][14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "La Vallee, Ontario (Code 3559016) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ^ "Big Fork". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Box Alder". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Burriss". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Devlin". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Lake Wasaw". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "La Vallee". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "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 2019-07-02.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Vallee, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
- ^ Ninth Census of Canada 1951 - Volume I - Population General Characteristics (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1953. CS98-1951-1.
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