Lake of Bays
Lake of Bays is a township municipality within the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. The township, situated 193 kilometres (120 mi) north of Toronto, is named after the Lake of Bays. During the 2016 census, the township had a population of 3,167 and encompassed 677.91 square kilometres (261.74 sq mi) of land.
Lake of Bays | |
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Township municipality (lower-tier) | |
| Township of Lake of Bays | |
Municipal office in Dwight | |
Lake of Bays | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′27″N 79°00′23″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | Muskoka |
| Incorporated | 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Terry Glover |
| • MP | Scott Aitchison |
| • MPP | Norm Miller (OPC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 677.91 km2 (261.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,167 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code span | P0A, P0B, P1H |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | lakeofbays |
Located in the northeast corner of Muskoka, Lake of Bays offers a natural landscape of forests, rocks, lakes and wetlands. It is an important destination for cottaging, recreation and tourism in Ontario. Currently, the economy of the township is primarily based on tourism, recreation, and the service sector with forestry and aggregate (composite) extraction contributing as well.
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