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Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls

Coordinates: 49°24′N 94°05′W / 49.4°N 94.08°W / 49.4; -94.08
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Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
Sioux Narrows Bridge
Sioux Narrows Bridge
Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls is located in Ontario
Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
Coordinates: 49°24′N 94°05′W / 49.4°N 94.08°W / 49.4; -94.08
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictKenora
Settled1880s
FormedJanuary 1, 2001
Government
 • MayorGale Black
 • Federal ridingKenora
 • Prov. ridingKenora—Rainy River
Area
 • Land1,215.80 km2 (469.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
567
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code FSA
P0X
Area code807
Websitewww.snnf.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Kenora District. It is located on the eastern shores of Lake of the Woods along Ontario Highway 71.

The township was formed in 2001 by amalgamating the formerly incorporated Township of Sioux Narrows with portions of Unorganized Kenora District, including the community of Nestor Falls. The township had a population of 720 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Communities

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Town centre of Sioux Narrows

Sioux Narrows is a small resort community located on the shores of Lake of the Woods where Highway 71 crosses the eponymous narrows between Whitefish and Regina Bay. There are about 300 permanent residents, and about double that in the summer time when cottagers from Ontario, Manitoba, and the United States come for vacation. Tourism is the primary industry, with many resorts in the nearby vicinity.

In the mid-18th century, an Ojibwa-Cree alliance is said to have defeated an invading party of Sioux at a narrows here on the lake. Sioux Narrows is named in recognition of that event. The Sioux Narrows Bridge, a historic structure on Highway 71 which was reconstructed in 2007, overlooks the site of the battle.[2]

Nestor Falls

Nestor Falls, located along Highway 71 at Sabaskong Bay on Lake of the Woods, held the status of designated place in the Canada 2006 Census, and has a population of 290. The settlement was founded in the early 20th century by a certain Mr. Nestor who started logging operations and used the natural waterfall there to transport the logs to Lake of the Woods.[2]

History

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The area was originally home to Ojibway and Cree indigenous people. In the 18th century, Lake of the Woods began to be exploited by European fur traders as a good source for fur and it became part of an established trade route from the Rainy River to Rat Portage. The main trading posts were set up at Rainy River and Fort Frances, but circa 1804, an outpost was also established on Whitefish Lake (now known as Regina Bay, directly east of Sioux Narrows) by the Northwest Company.[3]

In the 1820s, the area was surveyed in order to determine the international border between the United States and British North America. But further development was limited since the Ojibway restricted European travelers only to the regular trade routes. In 1873, the Dominion of Canada signed Treaty 3, in which the Ojibway ceded vast tracts of territory to the Government of Canada. This permitted the first wave of settlers to arrive in the late 1870s or early 1880s. The construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1881 further accelerated exploration, settlement, logging, and mining. The outpost on Whitefish Lake, since 1821 owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, was taken over by a private entrepreneur in the 1890s and operated until 1932.[4]

In 1895, a gold mine opened on Regina Bay, employing about eighty-five men and led to the formation of a settlement with a schoolhouse, miner's residences and a community hall. The mine was fully operational only until 1900 and thereafter operated intermittently. During that period until 1935, settlement remained sporadic and isolated, heavily dependent on the cyclical presence of mining and logging camps, and only accessible by boat or winter roads. The construction of what is now known as Ontario Highway 71 in the 1930s resulted in permanent communities and opened the area to a booming outdoor tourism industry.[4] In the late 1930s the Nestor Falls Post Office was merged with the Kakagi Lake Post Office and placed five miles south of Dalseg's store to accommodate commercial shipping trucks and buses travelling on the new highway.[5]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls had a population of 727 living in 330 of its 1,061 total private dwellings, a change of 28.2% from its 2016 population of 567. With a land area of 1,215.8 km2 (469.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Canada census – Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls community profile
202120162011
Population727 (+28.2% from 2016)567 (−21.3% from 2011)720 (7.1% from 2006)
Land area1,215.80 km2 (469.42 sq mi)1,223.12 km2 (472.25 sq mi)1,222.43 km2 (471.98 sq mi)
Population density0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Median age60.0 (M: 60.8, F: 59.6)57.7 (M: 58.4, F: 57.3)52.7 (M: 52.0, F: 53.5)
Private dwellings1,061 (total)  330 (occupied)797 (total)  1044 (total) 
Median household income$77,500$70,400
References: 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]
Historical census populations – Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
YearPop.±%
2001 577—    
2006 672+16.5%
2011 720+7.1%
YearPop.±%
2016 567−21.3%
2021 727+28.2%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][11]
Historical census populations – Sioux Narrows
YearPop.±%
1951 299—    
1956 467+56.2%
1961 433−7.3%
1966 504+16.4%
1971 400−20.6%
YearPop.±%
1976 412+3.0%
1981 394−4.4%
1986 373−5.3%
1991 390+4.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls (Code 3560008) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  2. ^ a b "History". Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  3. ^ "Fur Trading Posts". Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  4. ^ a b "Early Settlement". Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  5. ^ "History of Young's Wilderness Camp" <http://www.youngswildernesscamp.com/history.htm>
  6. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  7. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  8. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  9. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls (Code 3560008) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 2012.
  12. ^ "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.
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