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Official spelling of this district is Timiskaming, but it's also been known to be spelled Temiskaming.
Established 1912 from Algoma District and Sudbury District
In 1891 along the North-West shore of Lake Timiskaming, five townships were opened for settlement. The population of the area increased as the railroads were built - with settlements popping up along the tracks.
In 1901 the government, in an effort to boost settlement in the North, gave a free trip to farmers in Southern Ontario to travel to New Liskeard. This resulted in over 100 new homesteads in Timiskaming District.
In the early 1900's a huge increase in population happened when gold and silver were discovered:
- 1903 - Silver found at Cobalt
- 1907 - Silver found near Elk Lake
- 1911 - Gold found near Porcupine
- 1912 - Gold found near Kirkland Lake
- 1916 & 1930 - Gold near Matachewan
- 1926 - Gold found near Noranda
"Population 1,252 in 1901 and 38,529 in 1980."3
Timiskaming District is located in North-East Ontario.
Prior to 1912 - Algoma District & Sudbury District
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| Alma Township - 40
| Argyle Township - 38
| Armstrong Township - 94
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| Arnold Township - 16
| Auld Township - 116
| Baden Township - 39
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| Banks Township - 114
| Bannockburn Township - 50
| Barber Township - 103
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| Barr Township - 129
| Bartlett Township - 23
| Bayly Township - 71
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| Beauchamp Township - 93
| Bernhardt Township - 14
| Blain Township - 55
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| Bompas Township - 30
| Boston Township - 45
| Brethour Township - 96
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| Brewster Township - 124
| Brigstocke Township - 144
| Bryce Township - 92
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| Bucke Township - 131
| Burt Township - 42
| Cairo Township - 52
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| Cane Township - 104
| Casey Township - 108
| Catharine Township - 58
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| Chamberlain Township - 69
| Charters Township - 111
| Childerhose Township - 20
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| Chown Township - 88
| Cleaver Township - 25
| Cole Township - 143
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| Coleman Township - 141
| Corkill Township - 112
| Corley Township - 134
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| Dack Township - 81
| Dane Township - 139
| Davidson Township - 66
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| Donovan Township - 123
| Doon Township - 62
| Douglas Township - 6
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| Doyle Township - 21
| Dufferin Township - 132
| Dunmore Township - 29
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| Dymond Township - 119
| Eby Township - 43
| Evanturel Township - 82
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| Fallon Township - 7
| Farr Township - 77
| Fasken Township - 8
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| Firstbrook Township - 130
| Flavelle Township - 53
| Fripp Township - 4
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| Gamble Township - 135
| Gauthier Township - 34
| Geikie Township - 24
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| Gillies Limit Township - 145
| Grenfell Township - 31
| Gross Township - 54
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| Harley Township - 107
| Harris Township - 120
| Haultain Township - 87
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| Hearst Township - 47
| Henwood Township - 105
| Hillary Township - 1
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| Hilliard Township - 95
| Hincks Township - 37
| Holmes Township - 41
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| Hudson Township - 118
| Ingram Township - 83
| James Township - 90
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| Katrine Township - 17
| Kerns Township - 106
| Kimberley Township - 64
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| Kittson Township - 140
| Klock Township - 128
| Knight Township - 85
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| Lawson Township - 100
| Lebel Township - 33
| Leckie Township - 133
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| Lee Township - 12
| Leith Township - 110
| Leo Township - 138
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| Leonard Township - 109
| Lorrain Township - 146
| Lundy Township - 117
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| Maisonville Township - 13
| Marquis Township - 56
| Marter Township - 70
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| McArthur Township - 5
| McElroy Township - 46
| McFadden Township - 48
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| McFarry Township - 36
| McGiffin Township - 136
| McKeown Township - 3
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| McNeil Township - 26
| McVittie Township - 35
| Medina Township - 142
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| Michie Township - 9
| Mickle Township - 89
| Midlothian Township - 61
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| Milner Township - 98
| Montrose Township - 49
| Morel Township - 75
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| Morrisette Township - 15
| Mulligan Township - 72
| Musgrove Township - 22
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| Nicol Township - 99
| Nordica Township - 10
| North Williams Township - 121
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| Ossian Township - 18
| Otto Township - 44
| Pacaud Township - 57
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| Pense Township - 84
| Pharand Township - 19
| Powell Township - 51
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| Rankin Township - 74
| Rattray Township - 60
| Ray Township - 122
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| Raymond Township - 73
| Reynolds Township - 2
| Roadhouse Township - 101
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| Robertson Township - 27
| Robillard Township - 80
| Rorke Township - 137
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| Savard Township - 68
| Sharpe Township - 67
| Sheba Township - 28
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| Shillington Township - 76
| Skead Township - 59
| Smyth Township - 78
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| South Lorrain Township - 147
| Speight Township - 115
| Teck Township - 32
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| Terry Township - 11
| Trethewey Township - 125
| Truax Township - 79
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| Tudhope Township - 91
| Tyrrell Township - 97
| Van Hise Township - 86
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| van Nostrand Township - 127
| Wallis Township - 113
| Whitson Township - 126
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| Willet Township - 102
| Willison Township - 65
| Yarrow Township - 63
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