Clute, Ontario
Dispersed Rural Community in Ontario, Canada
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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 | |
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Dispersed Rural Community | |
  Clute Location in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′23″N 81°04′25″W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Town | Cochrane |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | P0L 1C0 |
| Area codes | 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.