Hawk Junction, Ontario
Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Hawk Junction is a community with a local services board in the Canadian province of Ontario,[1] located just north of Highway 101, about Script error: No such module "convert". east of Wawa.
The community was established by people of Italian, Scottish and French descent in 1909 when the Algoma Central Railway was built through the area. In 1923 and 1924, it was destroyed by fire. The community was rebuilt and is now a terminal for the Algoma Central Railway.[2]
In September 2017, the last operating business, the Big Bear Hotel, closed, leaving Hawk Junction without any stores or services.[3] Residents had to drive to the nearby town of Wawa for any services. The Big Bear has reopened and is serving lunch and dinner regularly. The Big Bear Hotel is now the site of the Hawk Junction Winter Craft Sale held in late November. Hawk Junction is a popular starting point for wilderness hunting and fishing trips. During the winter Hawk Junction is a major snowmobile drop off point.[2] The Big Bear has reopened its doors under a new owner.
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hawk Junction had a population of 138 living in 72 of its 109 total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of 158. With a land area of Template:Cvt, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[4] Template:Canada census
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 244 |
| 2011 | 190 |
| 2016 | 158 |
| 2021 | 138 |
References
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