Kawartha Lakes

Kawartha Lakes
City of Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes city hall in Lindsay
Kawartha Lakes city hall in Lindsay
Official logo of Kawartha Lakes
Motto: 
"Jump In"
Kawartha Lakes' location within Ontario
Kawartha Lakes' location within Ontario
Coordinates: 44°21′N 78°45′W / 44.350°N 78.750°W / 44.350; -78.750
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
County (historical)Victoria
Formed by political mergerJanuary 1, 2001
SeatLindsay
Government
 • MayorDoug Elmslie
 • Deputy MayorCharlie McDonald
 • CouncilCity of Kawartha Lakes Council
 • MPJamie Schmale (CPC)
 • MPPLaurie Scott (PC)
Area
 • Land3,084.38 km2 (1,190.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total79,247
 • Density26.1/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
Area code705 / 249
Websitewww.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).

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Kawartha Lakes, City [Census subdivision], Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Kawartha Lakes, City [Census subdivision], Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2022.