Kawartha Lakes | |
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City of Kawartha Lakes | |
Motto: "Jump In" | |
Coordinates: 44°21′N 78°45′W / 44.350°N 78.750°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County (historical) | Victoria |
Formed by political merger | January 1, 2001 |
Seat | Lindsay |
Government | |
• Mayor | Doug Elmslie |
• Deputy Mayor | Charlie McDonald |
• Council | City of Kawartha Lakes Council |
• MP | Jamie Schmale (CPC) |
• MPP | Laurie Scott (PC) |
Area | |
• Land | 3,084.38 km2 (1,190.89 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 79,247 |
• Density | 26.1/km2 (68/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Postal Code | |
Area code | 705 / 249 |
Website | www.kawarthalakes.ca |
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).
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).