Clute is a Dispersed Rural Community and unincorporated place in the town of Cochrane, in Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada.[1][3] It is also the name of a geographic township in Cochrane District,[4][5] at the northeastern corner of which the community lies. An irregularly-shaped eastern part of the geographic township lies in the town of Cochrane following an amalgamation after 1996; the rest, the majority of the township, lies in the Unorganized North Part of Cochrane District.
Clute | |
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Dispersed Rural Community | |
  Clute Location in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′23″N 81°04′25″W / 49.18972°N 81.07361°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Town | Cochrane |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | P0L 1C0 |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
The community is on Ontario Highway 579. A railway station, also in the town of Cochrane but in nearby geographic Blount Township[6] and on the Abitibi River, is served by Ontario Northland Railway Polar Bear Express passenger trains.
References
edit- ^ a b "Clute". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-02. (place)
- ^ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-12-02.
- ^ Municipality of Cochrane - Rural Roads - Name Changes (PDF) (Map). Municipality of Cochrane. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ "Clute". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-02. (township)
- ^ "Clute" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Blount" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-02.[permanent dead link]
Other map sources:
- Map 15 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2016-12-02.