Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation

Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation
Waaseyaagmiing Anishinaabek
Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Indian Reserve
Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation is located in Southern Ontario
Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation
Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation
Coordinates: 44°20′N 79°17′W / 44.333°N 79.283°W / 44.333; -79.283
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Regional municipalityYork
First NationChippewas of Georgina Island
Area
 • Land14.55 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total923
 • Density18.9/km2 (49/sq mi)
Websitegeorginaisland.com
Map of York Region showing Fox, Snake, and Georgina islands.
Georgina Island, Lake Simcoe, Ontario

The Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation (Ojibwe: Waaseyaagmiing Anishinaabek) are an Ojibwa (or Anishinaabeg) people located on Georgina Island in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. In 2008, of the First Nation's registered population of 666 people, 181 lived on, and 485 lived outside, their reserve.[2] As of 2020, the band has a total population of 923 members.[3] They are one of a handful of First Nations in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ^ "General Information". Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2004-10-26.
  3. ^ "First Nations Land Management Resource Centre". Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  4. ^ "SGC Metropolitan areas - 535 - Toronto, census subdivisions, 2006". Archived from the original on 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2014-01-16.