Red Lake, Ontario
Red Lake | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Red Lake | |
| Coordinates: 51°01′07″N 93°48′34″W / 51.01861°N 93.80944°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Kenora |
| Settled | 1926 |
| Formed | 1 July 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Mayor | Fred Mota |
| • MP | Eric Melillo (CPC) |
| • MPP | Sol Mamakwa (ONDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 602.93 km2 (232.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 385.90 m (1,266.08 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 4,094 |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Postal code FSA | P0V |
| Area code | 807 |
| Website | www |
Red Lake is a municipality with town status in the Canadian province of Ontario, located 535 km (332 mi) northwest of Thunder Bay and less than 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Manitoba border. The municipality consists of six small communities (Balmertown, Cochenour, Madsen, McKenzie Island, Red Lake, and Starratt-Olsen) and had a population of 4,094 people in the 2021 Canadian census.
Red Lake is an enclave within Unorganized Kenora District. The municipality was formed on 1 July 1998, when the former incorporated townships of Golden and Red Lake were merged along with a small portion of Unorganized Kenora District.
The name of the town comes from a local legend telling of two men from the Chippewa tribe who stumbled across a large moose. The men proceeded to kill the moose, the blood of which drained into a nearby lake. The blood turned the lake's waters red in colour, ultimately giving the area its name. The name appears on the Bouchette map of 1875, and was officially approved on 7 December 1909.