Kawartha Lakes | |
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| City of Kawartha Lakes | |
 Kawartha Lakes city hall in Lindsay | |
 Logo | |
| Motto: "Jump In" | |
 Kawartha Lakes' location within Ontario | |
| 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).
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Kawartha Lakes, City [Census subdivision], Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Kawartha Lakes, City [Census subdivision], Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2022.