Rossport, Ontario
| Rossport | |
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| Dispersed rural community | |
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  Rossport Location of Rossport in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′09″N 87°31′14″W / 48.83583°N 87.52056°WCoordinates: 48°50′09″N 87°31′14″W / 48.83583°N 87.52056°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation[3] | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 65 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | P0T 2R0 |
| Area code(s) | 807 |
Rossport is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the Unorganized part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on the north shore of Lake Superior in geographic Lahontan Township,[4] and is on Ontario Highway 17. Rossport is a designated place served by a local services board,[5] and has a population of 65.[2]
History
Rossport is named after John Ross (c1820-1898), construction manager for the north shore of Lake Superior route of the Canadian Pacific Railway from August 1882 to June 1885. His construction headquarters during that time period were in Port Arthur, Ontario and at Rossport, then known as McKay's Harbour.
McKay's Harbour was named after Alexander McKay who operated a small fur trading post at Pays Plat and his son Charles McKay who was lighthouse keeper at nearby Battle Island, 1878-1913.
After the end of CPR construction in 1885, Rossport became an important commercial fishing centre. Bowman Street is named after John Bowman (1858–1950) who operated a fishing company there.[6]
In 1911 the luxury steam yacht Gunilda foundered on the McGarvey Shoal and sank 8 kilometers from Rossport.
Local government
Rossport is managed by a local services board. Rossport has a water treatment plant which serves 45 households. The hamlet falls within the provincial and federal ridings of Thunder Bay-Superior North.
Recreation and Environment
The Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area, which includes the waters off Rossport, was created by Parks Canada on June 24, 2015.[7]
In 2009, an eight-island archipelago just off Rossport including Wilson Island were purchased from private owners and were to become a Canadian federal natural area under a joint deal backed by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario, and supported by the Pays Plat First Nation.[8][9]
The Voyageur Hiking Trail passes through the town.
Demographics
Rossport had a population of 66 in the Canada 2006 Census, a decrease of 41.1% since 2001,[10] but only dropped to 65 persons in the 2011 census.[2]
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References
- 1 2 "Rossport". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rossport, Ontario (Code 350009) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ Elevation taken from Google Earth at coordinates given in the Infobox. Accessed 2015-07-11.
- ↑ "Lahontan" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ↑ "Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737". Canadian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ↑ "John Bowman," in F. Brent Scollie, Thunder Bay Mayors & Councillors 1873-1945 (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 2000), 55.
- ↑ "Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Receives Highest Level of Federal Protection". Parks Canada. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ "Wilson Island Archipelago Protected Rossport". Lake Superior Media. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ↑ "Wilson Island". Nature Conservancy of Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ↑ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
Other map sources:
- Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
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