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Elk Lake began as a mining boom town when native silver was discovered in James Township in 1906. Mining activity peaked between 1907 and 1913, when there were about thirty active mining properties in the area. The population at one point reached almost 10,000 people. By 1908 the town included six
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large hotels, many stores, warehouses, banks, lawyer's offices, a post office, a hospital and a Mining Recorder's Office. The town of Elk Lake was incorporated in 1909 as the Corporation of the Township of James. The Township's first
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Today, Elk Lake's economy continues to be driven by a sustainable forest industry. The town also boasts a significant number of tourist camps and lodges offering excellent packages for the outdoor sports and nature enthusiasts.
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for most heavy equipment and freight. The steamboat era on the Montreal River lasted only a few years, ending when a branch of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (now
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Commercial logging in the Temiskaming area dates back to the 1840s. In 1905, the Montreal River Pulp Concession, an area of 17,000 square miles (44,000 km), was sold to
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The Indian Chute Generating Station was constructed on the Montreal River in 1923, 16 km (9.9 mi) north-west of Elk Lake.
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could be traversed by coach, although commercial steamers on the Montreal River continued to provide summer access from
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since 1985. This popular whitewater canoeing route flows into the Montreal River at Elk Lake.
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The 1,420-hectare (3,500-acre) Makobe-Grays River Provincial Park has protected the
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total private dwellings, a change of -17.1% from its 2016 population of
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Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry
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Access to Elk Lake was initially only by motorboat via the
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Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09).
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By 1909 the road from Elk Lake to 1443:Communities in Timiskaming District 435:) was built into Elk Lake in 1913. 24: 1479:Township municipalities in Ontario 502: 25: 1490: 1063:Places adjacent to James, Ontario 1017: 810:"Indian Chute Generating Station" 1215: 1129: 1112: 1104: 1087: 589:English as first language: 73.8% 81: 74: 61: 921: 592:French as first language: 25.0% 459: 871: 816: 802: 777: 13: 1: 1130: 1088: 637: 598:Other as first language: 1.2% 407:Liquor raid in Elk Lake, 1925 394: 82: 1143:Unorganized West Timiskaming 1121:Unorganized West Timiskaming 1113: 1105: 1099:Unorganized West Timiskaming 1077:Unorganized West Timiskaming 854:Geographical Names Data Base 760:Geographical Names Data Base 660:Geographical Names Data Base 627:List of townships in Ontario 472:, James had a population of 7: 1448:Census divisions of Ontario 812:. 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Elk Lake, Ontario
Township
single-tier

James is located in Ontario
47°42′38″N 80°20′22″W / 47.71056°N 80.33944°W / 47.71056; -80.33944
Country
Province
Ontario
District
Timiskaming
Timmins-James Bay
Timiskaming—Cochrane
Time zone
UTC-5
EST
DST
UTC-4
EDT
Area code(s)
705, 249
www.elklake.ca
incorporated township
Canadian province
Ontario
Timiskaming District
Ontario Highway 65
Ontario Highway 560
2021 Canadian Census
2016

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