Statistics Canada is confirming a long suspected drop in the number of people living in the Rainy River district.There's now 20,370 people in the district, a 5.5 per cent drop since 2006.
Stats Canada Gary Dillon says that differs from the rest of the Ontario where a 5.7 per cent increase overall is reported.
Every town in the district saw decreases with Atikokan having the greatest shift at over 15 per cent.
Fort Frances fell below 8 thousand people, a 1.9 per cent drop since 2006.
