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Lindsay
The seat of the City of Kawartha Lakes, on the Scugog River.
Planning a move to Lindsay.
Free Ontario tools for anyone thinking about a move to Lindsay.
Mortgage calculator
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Try the tool →Why people choose Lindsay.
Why people move here
Lindsay is on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region, and city hall is here.
Things to do
Local attractions include the Academy Theatre, Lindsay Little Theatre and The Lindsay Gallery, and Lock 33 of the Trent-Severn Waterway is in Lindsay.
Room to grow
Lindsay had 22,367 people in 2021, by far the largest community in the city.
Lindsay keeps growing.
How many people call Lindsay home, and how fast that number is rising.
Census check: Lindsay counted 20,713 people in the 2016 census and 22,367 in 2021. Lindsay is the largest of the city's main population centres.
Census counts: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, as published in Wikipedia: Lindsay, Ontario and Wikiwand: Kawartha Lakes. Canada's 2026 census results are not out until 2027.
How Lindsay became Lindsay.
From the first settlers to today, the moments that shaped the town.
Town to city hall
Lindsay was an incorporated town before 2001. It is now the seat of the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Locks on the waterway
Lindsay's lock is Lock 33 of the Trent-Severn Waterway.
The census counts 13,596 people.
The census counts 16,696 people.
The Town of Lindsay joins the new City of Kawartha Lakes.
The Lindsay urban area counts 20,713 people.
The census counts 22,367 people.
History summarized from Wikipedia: Kawartha Lakes, The Canadian Encyclopedia: Kawartha Lakes. Wikipedia text is available under CC BY-SA.
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Talk to Cheryl and Charlie for a straight answer on what your budget buys here, or what your home is worth.
Prices and market figures are CLAR averages for January to October 2026 and change monthly. Town details are general. Estimates only. Your lender, lawyer and tax adviser have the final word. Right At Home Realty, Brokerage.