Timmins

This article is about the city in Ontario, Canada. For other uses, see Timmins (disambiguation).

Timmins
City (single-tier)
City of Timmins
View of Timmins
View of Timmins
Seal of the Corporation of the City of Timmins
Seal
Timmins Community Logo
Logo
Motto: 
The City with a Heart of Gold
Timmins is located in Ontario
Timmins
Timmins
Timmins is located in Canada
Timmins
Timmins
Coordinates: 48°28′18″N 81°19′53″W / 48.47167°N 81.33139°W / 48.47167; -81.33139[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictCochrane
Established1912
Named forHenry Timmins and Noah Timmins
Government
 • MayorMichelle Boileau
 • Governing BodyTimmins City Council
 • MPsCharlie Angus (NDP)
 • MPPsGeorge Pirie (PC)
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land2,955.33 km2 (1,141.06 sq mi)
 • Population centre18.49 km2 (7.14 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
294.70 m (966.86 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total41,145
 • Estimate 
(2023)[4]
44,819
 • Density13.9/km2 (36/sq mi)
 • Population centre
28,874
 • Population centre density1,561.3/km2 (4,044/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
P4N to P4R
Area codes705 and 249
Websitewww.timmins.ca

Timmins (/ˈtɪmɪns/ TIM-ins) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 at the 2021 Canadian census and an estimated population of 44,819 in 2023.[2][4] The city's economy is based on natural resource extraction. It is supported by industries related to lumbering, and to the mining of gold, zinc, copper, nickel, and silver. Timmins serves as a regional service and distribution centre.

The city has a large Francophone community, with more than 50% of the residents bilingual in French and English.[5]

  1. ^ "Timmins". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference climate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Population estimates, July 1, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, 2021 boundaries". Statistics Canada. May 22, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Timmins | Vivre en Ontario". www.immigrationfrancophone-ontario.ca. Province of Ontario. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2016.