| 词条 | Latchford, Ontario |
| 释义 |
| name = Latchford | official_name = Town of Latchford | settlement_type = Town (single-tier) | etymology = Named for Francis Robert Latchford | nickname = | motto = The Best Little Town by a Dam Site! | image_skyline = Latchford ON.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Bridge over the Montreal River with Latchford in the background. | image_flag = | flag_size = 120x100px | image_shield = | shield_size = 100x90px | image_map = | mapsize = | pushpin_map = Canada Ontario | pushpin_mapsize = 200 | pushpin_label_position=right | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CAN}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{ON}} | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Timiskaming | established_title = Settled | established_date = 1902 | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = {{Start date|1907|06|15}} | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = George Lefebvre | leader_title1 = Federal riding | leader_name1 = Nipissing—Timiskaming | leader_title2 = Prov. riding | leader_name2 = Timiskaming—Cochrane | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = 153.35 | area_water_km2 = | area_footnotes = [1] | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = [1] | population_total = 387 | population_density_km2=2.5 | timezone = EST | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | postal_code_type = Postal Code | postal_code = P0J 1N0 | area_code = 705, 249 | coordinates = {{coord|47|19|44|N|79|48|37|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = [2] | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 289 | website = {{URL|http://www.latchford.ca/}} | footnotes = }} Latchford is a Single-tier municipality town in Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[2] It is located on Bay Lake on the Montreal River near the town of Cobalt and the municipality of Temagami and is 20 kilometres (13 miles) from the city of Temiskaming Shores. The population of the town in the Canada 2011 Census was 387, which makes it the smallest town by population in Ontario.[1] The town's slogan is "The Best Little Town by a Dam Site!" HistoryLatchford was first settled in 1902 when the decision to build the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (now the Ontario Northland Railway) was struck. It was decided the railway would cross the Montreal River at the location of what is today Latchford, and a bridge was finished in 1904. Hence, the settlement was known first as Montreal River Station. It was renamed Latchford in 1905 in honour of the provincial commissioner of public works, Francis Robert Latchford, and was incorporated as a town on July 15, 1907. A dam that provided hydroelectric power, as well as a vehicle crossing over the river, was built in 1910, and Ontario Highway 11 including a bridge over the river was built finished through the town in 1927. Silver mining, forestry, and later tourism, drove Latchford’s economy throughout the 20th century.[3][4] In 2006, the boundaries of the town were expanded to include the South Part of geographic Gillies Limit Township.[5][6] A plaque was erected in 2009 commemorating the founding of the town.[3][7] TransportationLatchford has good road links because of Ontario Highway 11, which is part of the Trans-Canada Highway as it passes through the town. Ontario Northland offers a twice-daily bus service north towards Cochrane and south towards North Bay. BridgesThe Sgt. Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge, which carries Ontario Highway 11, is the town's most recognized symbol. It was named after a World War II recipient of the Victoria Cross from Latchford. The bridge failed on a cold day in 2003, but was repaired and is again in service. Latchford is also home to the world's shortest covered bridge.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} RecreationW.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park is in Latchford south of the town centre.[8]DemographicsPopulation trend:[9]
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 152 (total dwellings: 223) Mother tongue:[11]
References1. ^1 2 2011 Census Profile {{refbegin}}2. ^1 {{cite cgndb|id= FBWMA|title= Latchford|accessdate= 2010-07-21}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url= http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/News-and-Events/2009/Jul/Founding-of-Latchford-commemorated-with-provincial.aspx |title= Founding of Latchford commemorated with provincial plaque|publisher= Ontario Heritage Trust|date= 2009-07-15|accessdate= 2011-09-09}} 4. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.latchford.ca/latchford/museum.htm |title= The House of Memories (1931)|publisher= Town of Latchford|accessdate= 2011-09-09}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/G/Gillies%20Limit%20(South).pdf |format=PDF |title=Gillies Limit (South) |work=Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps |publisher=Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry |accessdate=2011-09-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327211927/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/G/Gillies%20Limit%20%28South%29.pdf |archivedate=2012-03-27 |df= }} 6. ^{{cite map|url= http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6575 |title= Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4|year= 2006|series= Restructuring Maps of Ontario|publisher= Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing|accessdate= 2011-09-09}} 7. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/Resources---Learning/Online-Plaque-Guide/Plaque-Information.aspx?searchtext=1140 |title= Founding of Latchford |publisher= Ontario Heritage Trust|accessdate= 2011-09-09}} 8. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/wjbg.html |title= W.J.B. Greenwood|publisher= Ontario Parks|date= 2002-11-12|accessdate= 2011-09-09}} 9. ^Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Caution-eng.cfm?LANG=Eng|title=Adjusted 2006 population explanation}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3554006&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Latchford&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=35&B1=All&Custom=|title=2006 Community Profile}} Other map sources:
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| Centre = Latchford | North = Coleman | Northeast = | East = Unorganized West Timiskaming | Southeast = | South = Temagami | Southwest = | West = Unorganized West Timiskaming | Northwest = }}{{Timiskaming District}} 3 : Municipalities in Timiskaming District|Single-tier municipalities in Ontario|Towns in Ontario |
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