Hornepayne

Hornepayne
Township (single-tier)
Township of Hornepayne
Hornepayne
Coordinates: 49°13′N 84°47′W / 49.217°N 84.783°W / 49.217; -84.783Coordinates: 49°13′N 84°47′W / 49.217°N 84.783°W / 49.217; -84.783
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Algoma
Established 1915
Incorporated 1927
Government
 • Type Township
 • Mayor Morley Forster
 • Federal riding Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
 • Prov. riding Algoma—Manitoulin
Area[1]
 • Land 204.52 km2 (78.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,050
 • Density 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code P0M
Area code(s) 807
Website www.hornepayne.com

Hornepayne is a township of 1050 people (Canada 2011 Census) located in the Algoma District of Ontario, Canada. The town was originally established in 1915 as Fitzback when the Canadian Northern Railway's transcontinental line was built through the area. It was renamed Hornepayne in 1920 after British financier Robert Horne-Payne. The municipality is currently incorporated as Wicksteed Township, after the geographic township in which Hornepayne is located.

Demographics

Population:[5]

Mother tongue:[6]* English as first language: 78.3%

Economy

Hornepayne serves as a railway divisional point on the main Canadian National Railway line. The forestry industry (by way of Haavaldsrud's Timber Company[7]) is the major employer to the local economy. Hunting and fishing related tourism in the area (particularly just north of the town in nearby Nagagami Lake Provincial Park) is served by several small companies.[8][9][10]

The township of Hornepayne has been the proposed site of a low level nuclear waste storage facility for some time. The town's community liaison group chose to withdraw from this development in the early '90s,[11] but as of May 2010 the township is still being considered for nuclear waste management/storage.[12]

The Hallmark Centre in Hornepayne: built in 1980 and opened in 1982. It was a home to a variety of stores and businesses, a hotel, the post office, apartments, highschool, town pool and gym. It was closed in 2011 as it was no longer economically viable.

Transportation

Hornepayne was served by the Hornepayne Municipal Airport and the Hornepayne railway station which is a stop for Via Rail's transcontinental train The Canadian.

The CN rail yard; the old station in the background is no longer in use and fallen in disrepair.
Passengers milling around the train at the station stop in Hornepayne.

Popular culture

Climate

Climate data for Hornepayne, Ontario (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)		 12.8
(55)		 18.9
(66)		 28.9
(84)		 33.0
(91.4)		 37.2
(99)		 37.2
(99)		 34.4
(93.9)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.7
(89.1)		 18.0
(64.4)		 12.5
(54.5)		 37.2
(99)
Average high °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 6.9
(44.4)		 16.4
(61.5)		 21.0
(69.8)		 24.1
(75.4)		 22.0
(71.6)		 15.3
(59.5)		 8.6
(47.5)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −8.8
(16.2)		 6.8
(44.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −19.7
(−3.5)		 −16
(3)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 0.4
(32.7)		 8.9
(48)		 13.4
(56.1)		 16.4
(61.5)		 14.2
(57.6)		 8.8
(47.8)		 3.5
(38.3)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 −14.5
(5.9)		 0.2
(32.4)
Average low °C (°F) −26.1
(−15)		 −22.7
(−8.9)		 −15.7
(3.7)		 −6.1
(21)		 1.5
(34.7)		 5.7
(42.3)		 8.6
(47.5)		 8.5
(47.3)		 2.2
(36)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 −20.3
(−4.5)		 −6.3
(20.7)
Record low °C (°F) −49.4
(−56.9)		 −52.2
(−62)		 −43.9
(−47)		 −37.2
(−35)		 −15
(5)		 −12.2
(10)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 −7.2
(19)		 −12.2
(10)		 −27.2
(−17)		 −40
(−40)		 −52.2
(−62)		 −52.2
(−62)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.4
(2.102)		 38.5
(1.516)		 38.9
(1.531)		 28.7
(1.13)		 51.4
(2.024)		 81.5
(3.209)		 65.4
(2.575)		 67.2
(2.646)		 70.3
(2.768)		 60.8
(2.394)		 49.3
(1.941)		 51.0
(2.008)		 656.4
(25.843)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.1
(0.004)		 1.6
(0.063)		 3.9
(0.154)		 11.1
(0.437)		 45.3
(1.783)		 81.5
(3.209)		 65.4
(2.575)		 67.2
(2.646)		 69.4
(2.732)		 48.9
(1.925)		 15.1
(0.594)		 0.9
(0.035)		 410.5
(16.161)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 53.3
(20.98)		 36.9
(14.53)		 35.0
(13.78)		 17.6
(6.93)		 6.1
(2.4)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.9
(0.35)		 12.6
(4.96)		 34.3
(13.5)		 50.1
(19.72)		 246.7
(97.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 8.6 6.8 7.3 5.9 7.3 9.2 8.6 9.4 12.9 10.9 9.2 9.4 105.5
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.12 0.38 1.1 2.8 6.5 9.2 8.6 9.4 12.8 8.6 2.6 0.41 62.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 8.5 6.7 6.4 3.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.22 2.9 7.1 9.3 45.7
Source: Environment Canada[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Hornepayne census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  2. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  3. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  4. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada 2006 Census
  7. ↑ http://www.haavaldsrud.com/home.shtml
  8. ↑ http://www.noto.net/regional.cfm/code/85/tbid/7
  9. ↑ http://www.pronorthoutfitters.com/
  10. ↑ http://flyinfishingcamps.com/
  11. ↑ http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/73397/1/j.1754-7121.1994.tb00885.x.pdf
  12. ↑ http://www.nwmo.ca/uploads_managed/MediaFiles/1797_hornepayne-summaryreport.pdf
  13. ↑ "Hornepayne, Ontario". Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000. Environment Canada. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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