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Cockburn Island is an island in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Manitoulin District. It is separated from the westernmost point of Manitoulin Island by the Mississagi Strait, and from Michigan's Drummond Island by the False Detour Channel. The island is incorporated as and coterminous with the municipal Township of Cockburn Island. With an official population of zero in the Canada 2011 Census, and populations varying between zero and ten people in the previous three censuses, Cockburn Island is the least populated incorporated municipality in Canada. However, the population grows significantly in the summer, as an estimated two to three hundred people maintain cottages and summer homes on the island.〔(Guide to the North Channel of Lake Huron ), continuouswave.com.〕 Township offices are located on the mainland in Thessalon in Algoma District. Until 2010, a small portion () of the north-west side of the island was taken up by the Cockburn Island 19 Indian reserve, which had no permanent population — this was heritage land belonging to a First Nation whose primary community is located on Manitoulin Island. On January 2, 2010, it was dissolved and added to Cockburn Island Township. ==History== The island was named for Francis Cockburn, a deputy quartermaster of Upper and Lower Canada in the early 19th century. At one time, the island had a population of several hundred people, reaching a peak of over 1000 residents before World War II. Life was centred primarily on fishing operations at Tolsmaville (), which was once also known as Port Cockburn, and logging operations at Ricketts Harbour. Tolsmaville continues to be the primary settlement on the island, operating as the hub of the island's summer tourist economy, even though some references incorrectly describe it as a wholly abandoned ghost town.〔(Ontario Ghost Towns: Tolsmaville/Port Cockburn )〕 In addition to the summer recreational economy, a modest logging industry continues to operate on the island. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cockburn Island (Ontario)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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