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
Dispersed Rural Community
Clute is located in Ontario
Clute
Clute
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 49°11′23″N 81°04′25″W / 49.18972°N 81.07361°W / 49.18972; -81.07361[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictCochrane
TownCochrane
Elevation271 m (889 ft)
Time zoneUTC-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

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  1. ^ a b "Clute". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-02. (place)
  2. ^ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-12-02.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Clute". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-02. (township)
  5. ^ "Clute" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  6. ^ "Blount" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-02.[permanent dead link]

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