West Nipissing

West Nipissing
Nipissing-Ouest
Municipality of West Nipissing
Municipalité de Nipissing-Ouest
Power dam on the Sturgeon River in Sturgeon Falls.
Power dam on the Sturgeon River in Sturgeon Falls.
Location of West Nipissing Nipissing-Ouest
Coordinates: 46°22′N 79°55′W / 46.367°N 79.917°W / 46.367; -79.917
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictNipissing
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1999
Government
 • MayorKathleen Thorne Rochon
 • Governing BodyWest Nipissing Town Council
 • MPsMarc Serré (Liberal)
 • MPPsJohn Vanthof (NDP)
Area
 • Total1,993.63 km2 (769.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total14,364
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0H, P2B
Area code(s)705, 249
Websitewww.westnipissing.ca

West Nipissing is a municipality in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, on Lake Nipissing in the Nipissing District. It was formed on January 1, 1999, with the amalgamation of seventeen and a half former towns, villages, townships and unorganized communities.

It is the most bilingual community in Ontario, with 73.4% of its population fluent in both English and French.

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  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: West Nipissing". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 24, 2019.