Iroquois Falls

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Iroquois Falls had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

|1921|1,178

|1931|1,476

|1941|1,302

|1951|1,342

|1956|1,478

|1961|1,681

| 1966 |1,834

| 1971 |7,271

| 1976 |6,887

| 1981 |6,339

| 1986 |6,191

|1991|5,999

|1996|5,714

|2001|5,217

|2006|4,729

|2011|4,595

|2016|4,537

|2021|4,418

Economy

thumb|right|Former Resolute Forest Products mill in Iroquois Falls

Resolute Forest Products announced the permanent closure of its mill in Iroquois Falls on 5 December 2014, eliminating 180 jobs. Mayor Michael Shea commented: "it's going to affect every village in Northern Ontario."

Sports and recreation

Jus Jordan Arena

The Jus Jordan Arena arena and curling rinks were completed in 1955. The arena was designed and construction supervised by then Abitibi Paper Company engineer Jus Jordan. entirely through the volunteer effort of townspeople.

There is a Hockey rink with a full surrounding of seats, a Curling rink with five playing surfaces, a cafeteria and a licensed lounge. A pool was added in 1979, and the complex was renovated in 2007.

The Iroquois Falls Curling Club is located at the arena.

The arena is currently home to the Iroquois Falls Storm and was formerly home to the Abitibi Eskimos, Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis and Iroquois Falls Eskis of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Annual events

Each summer brings the "Search for Moby Pike" fishing derby on Lake Abitibi.

'MusicMusicMusic' was an annual live event on the second weekend of August, and featured local musicians

raising funds for community charities.

The Porquis Blues Festival, later renamed the Porquis Music Festival, was an annual festival in Porquis Junction, a small community south-west of Iroquois Falls. The last festival was in 2022.

Education

Iroquois Falls is served by:

District School Board Ontario North East
Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l'Ontario
Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes-Rivières

Notable people

Henry Abramson, dean at Lander College of Arts and Science, Touro College, New York.
Frank Bergeron, professional hockey player.
Aubrey Cosens, recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Paul Gagné, professional hockey player.
Ryan Garlock, professional hockey player.
Roger Lemelin, professional hockey player.
Patricia O'Callaghan, soprano opera singer
Yvan Patry, Québécois documentary filmmaker.
Gerry Rioux, professional hockey player.
Caitlin Romain, professional curler.

In popular culture

Canadian musician Stompin' Tom Connors sang "May, the Millwright's Daughter" on his 1967 album The Northlands' Own Tom Connors:<blockquote><poem>In a little town called Ansonville,

not very far from the papermill.

There lives a girl I'm thinkin' of,

May, the millwright's daughter, the girl I really love.</poem></blockquote>