Florida, Cochrane District

Florida is an dispersed rural community in Kennedy Township, Unorganized North Part of Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada.[1][3]

Florida
Florida
Location in Ontario
Florida
Florida (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°06′09″N 80°50′39″W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictCochrane
PartUnorganized, North
TownshipKennedy
Elevation280 m (920 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code
P0L 1C0
Area codes705,249
GNBC CodeFBEMG[1]

History

Florida had a post office from 1927 to 1931, and from 1936 to 1942.[4]

A chapter of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario was located in Florida from 1939 to 1945.[5]

References

  1. "Florida". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  2. "Google Earth". Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  3. "Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
  4. "Florida". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.
  5. "List of Ontario WI Branches, Past and Present, with Tweedsmuir Location" (PDF). Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. July 2020.
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