Jogues is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in geographic Way Township,[3] Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southwest of Hearst (about 10–15 minutes by vehicle). Jogues is also a designated place served by a local services board.
Jogues | |
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dispersed rural community unincorporated area | |
Jogues Location in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′51″N 83°44′44″W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Geographic Township | Way |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.37 km2 (30.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 325 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | P0L |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
The community is located on Ontario Highway 583 and the Algoma Central Railway; the railway location is also known as Stavert.[3] In the case of the railway, Jogues lies between the communities of Coppell to the south and Wyborn (today part of and on the west side of Hearst) to the north; and in the case of the highway, between Coppell to the south and central Hearst to the north.
The community is mainly French-speaking, has a church, and children are bussed to Hearst for school.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jogues had a population of 214 living in 90 of its 99 total private dwellings, a change of -31.4% from its 2016 population of 312. With a land area of 79.15 km2 (30.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
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| Population | 325 (-8.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 79.37 km2 (30.64 sq mi) |
| Population density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
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| Total private dwellings | 136 |
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