Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay.
Thunder Bay District | |
|---|---|
 Location of Thunder Bay District in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 50°N 088°W / 50°N 88°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
| Created | 1871 |
| Government | |
| • MPs | Carol Hughes (NDP) Patty Hajdu (Liberal) Marcus Powlowski (Liberal)[1] |
| • MPPs | Michael Gravelle (OLP) Michael Mantha (NDP) Judith Monteith-Farrell (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 103,719.51 km2 (40,046.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 146,048 |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (4/sq mi) |
| Time zones | |
| East of 90° west | UTC-05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 (EDT) |
| West of 90° west | UTC-06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-05:00 (CDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code | 807 |
| Largest communities [5] | Thunder Bay (109,140) Oliver Paipoonge (5,757) Greenstone (4,906) |
In 2016, the population was 146,048. The land area is 103,719.51 square kilometres (40,046.33 sq mi); the population density was 1.4 per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi).[2] Most of the district (93.5%) is unincorporated and part of the Unorganized Thunder Bay District.
History
editThunder Bay District was created in 1871 by provincial statute from the western half of Algoma District, named after a large bay on the north shore of Lake Superior. Its northern and western boundaries were uncertain until Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.[6] Until about 1902 it was often called Algoma West from the name of the provincial constituency established in 1885.
The following districts include areas that were formerly part of Thunder Bay District:
- Rainy River, created in 1885
- Kenora, created in 1907 from Rainy River District
- Cochrane, created in 1921
Subdivisions
editMunicipalities
edit- City of Thunder Bay
- Municipality of Greenstone
- Town of Marathon
- Township of Conmee
- Township of Dorion
- Township of Gillies
- Township of Manitouwadge
- Municipality of Neebing
- Township of Nipigon
- Township of O'Connor
- Oliver Paipoonge Municipality
- Township of Red Rock
- Township of Schreiber
- Township of Shuniah
- Township of Terrace Bay
First Nations and their Indian Reserves
edit- Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek First Nation: Lake Nipigon
- Aroland First Nation: Aroland Settlement (Aroland 83)
- Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek First Nation (Rocky Bay): Rocky Bay 1
- Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation (Sand Point)
- Fort William First Nation: Fort William 52
- Ginoogaming First Nation: Ginoogaming (Long Lac 77)
- Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek First Nation (Gull Bay): Gull River 55
- Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation: Lac des Mille Lacs 22A1, Seine River 22A2
- Long Lake 58 First Nation: Long Lake 58
- Namaygoosisagagun First Nation (non-status)
- Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg: Pic Mobert North, Pic Mobert South
- Ojibway Nation of Saugeen First Nation (Savant Lake): Ojibway Nation of Saugeen
- Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation: Pic River 50
- Pays Plat First Nation: Pays Plat 51
- Red Rock First Nation (Lake Helen): Lake Helen 53A, Red Rock 53
- Seine River First Nation: Seine River 23A, Seine River 23B
- Whitesand First Nation: Armstrong Settlement, Whitesand
Unorganized areas
edit- Thunder Bay, Unorganized (including the local services boards of Armstrong, East Gorham, Hurkett, Kaministiquia, Lappe, Nolalu, Rossport, Savant Lake, Shebandowan, and Upsala)
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 157,619 | — |
| 2001 | 150,860 | −4.3% |
| 2006 | 149,063 | −1.2% |
| 2011 | 146,057 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | 146,048 | −0.0% |
| [7][2][4] | ||
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Thunder Bay District had a population of 146,862 living in 64,601 of its 72,510 total private dwellings, a change of 0.6% from its 2016 population of 146,048. With a land area of 102,895.48 km2 (39,728.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
| 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 146,048 (0.0% from 2011) | 146,057 (−2.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 103,722.82 km2 (40,047.60 sq mi) | |
| Population density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) | |
| Median age | 45.0 (M: 44.0, F: 45.9) | |
| Private dwellings | 72,551 (total) | 71,235 (total) |
| Median household income | $68,062 |
Further reading
edit- Arthur, Elizabeth. Thunder Bay District, 1821-1892: A Collection of Documents. Toronto: Champlain Society Publications, 1973.
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marcus-powlowski(105437)
- ^ a b c d "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ Highest point is 640m, located in Pukaskwa National Park. Thunder Bay is at 183m. 220 is an estimate
- ^ a b c "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ^ Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2006 census data
- ^ "Ontario-Manitoba Boundary Case". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.