Lappe, Ontario

Lappe is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Thunder Bay District at the junction of Highway 589 and Highway 591, approximately 20 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay.

A designated place served by a local service board, Lappe had a population of 1,465 in the Canada 2006 Census, an increase of 4.2% since 2001. It is the most populated designated place in Canada.Statistics Canada [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=1302&PR=35&SR=1&S=3&O=D Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses] . Retrieved 27 August 2008.]

Lappe is named for the community of Läppe in Vingåker Municipality, Sweden.

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