Magnetawan
Magnetawan | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Magnetawan | |
Magnetawan on the Magnetawan River | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′N 79°38′W / 45.667°N 79.633°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Parry Sound |
| Settled | 1870s |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Sam Dunnett |
| • Federal riding | Parry Sound-Muskoka |
| • Prov. riding | Parry Sound—Muskoka |
| Area | |
| • Land | 526.31 km2 (203.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,753 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0A |
| Area code | 705 |
| Website | magnetawan |
Magnetawan is a township in the Almaguin Highlands region of the Parry Sound District in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Township of Magnetawan was formed in 1998 through the amalgamation of the former Township of Chapman and the former Village of Magnetawan, along with the unincorporated geographic townships of Croft and Spence.
The word Magnetawan in the Algonquin language means "swiftly flowing river."
Barbara Hanley, the first woman ever elected mayor of a community in Canada, was born in Magnetawan in 1882.
Magnetawan is the setting for The Rogue Hunter, the tenth book in the popular Urban Fantasy Argeneau series by Ontario-born author Lynsay Sands.
The community is twinned with the city of Baltimore, Maryland.