Assiginack

Assiginack
Township (single-tier)
Township of Assiginack

The SS Norisle at the Manitowaning Heritage Complex
Assiginack
Coordinates: 45°44′N 81°48′W / 45.733°N 81.800°W / 45.733; -81.800Coordinates: 45°44′N 81°48′W / 45.733°N 81.800°W / 45.733; -81.800
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Manitoulin
Government
  Type Township
  Reeve Paul Moffatt
  MP Carol Hughes (NDP)
  MPP Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area[1]
  Land 227.87 km2 (87.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 960
  Density 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code FSA P0P
Area code(s) 705
Website www.assiginack.ca

Assiginack is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island. An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected on the grounds of the Assiginack Museum by the province to commemorate the Manitoulin Treaties' role in Ontario's heritage.[2]

Communities

The principal community in the township is Manitowaning, which was founded in 1836 as a centre of the island's Aboriginal education.

Manitowaning Bay is an excellent natural harbour, the community has a marina with good docking facilities. From its early history, Manitowaning was a regular port of call for schooners and steamboats from many points on the Great Lakes. Manitowaning was the first and last scheduled stop on Manitoulin Island, for the ships of the Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited. The old steamboat wharf is now part of the community's Museum Heritage Complex, home of the SS Norisle. Cardwell Street in Manitowaning continues east of the community, becoming the primary access road to the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve.

Smaller communities in the township include Bass Creek, Bidwell, Clover Valley, Eagles Nest, Hilly Grove, The Slash, Squirrel Town and Vanzant's Point.

Demographics

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Assiginack census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  2. Ontario Plaque
  3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.

External links

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