James, Ontario

James
Township of James
James is located in Ontario
James
James
Coordinates: 47°42′38″N 80°20′22″W / 47.71056°N 80.33944°W / 47.71056; -80.33944[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictTimiskaming
Incorporated1909 (1909)
Government
 • ReeveRodger Donaldson
 • Federal ridingTimmins-James Bay
 • Prov. ridingTimiskaming—Cochrane
Area
 • Total86.36 km2 (33.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total420
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
P0J 1G0
Area code(s)705, 249
Websitewww.elklake.ca

James is an incorporated township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Timiskaming District.[1][3] The primary community within the township is Elk Lake, which is located at the junction of Ontario Highway 65 and Ontario Highway 560.[4]

The township had a population of 348 in the 2021 Canadian Census,[5] compared to 420 in 2016.[2]

Elk Lake Airport and Elk Lake Water Aerodrome are located here.

  1. ^ a b "James". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  2. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: James, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "James" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  4. ^ "Elk Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "2021 Census of Population geographic summary: James, Township (TP) [Census subdivision], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-13.

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