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Magnetawan First Nation

Coordinates: 45°45′N 80°28′W / 45.750°N 80.467°W / 45.750; -80.467
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Magnetawan 1
Magnetawan Indian Reserve No. 1
Gas station on the reserve
Gas station on the reserve
Magnetawan 1 is located in Southern Ontario
Magnetawan 1
Magnetawan 1
Coordinates: 45°45′N 80°28′W / 45.750°N 80.467°W / 45.750; -80.467
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictParry Sound
First NationMagnetawan
Area
 • Land47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total93
 • Density2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
Websitewww.magnetawan
firstnation.com

The Magnetawan First Nation (Ojibwe: Magnetawan Atik Anishnaabe) is an Ojibwe First Nation community in Ontario, Canada. The community is situated on reserve lands in Britt, Ontario.

Magnetawan Indian Reserve No. 1

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Magnetawan No. 1 is a First Nation reserve 6 km east of Georgian Bay, south of Sudbury, Ontario, with an area of 47 km2, occupied by the Magnetawan First Nation, an Ojibwe band. As of 2008/2009, its resident registered population is 233; 92 band members live on the reserve.[2] Although the mother tongue is Ojibwe, English is the most commonly spoken.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Magnetawan 1 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Magnetawan First Nation". Retrieved 2012-11-15.