Thunder Bay District

Thunder Bay District
District
Location of Thunder Bay District in Ontario
Coordinates: 50°N 88°W / 50°N 88°W / 50; -88Coordinates: 50°N 88°W / 50°N 88°W / 50; -88
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
Created	1871
Government
• MPs	Carol Hughes (NDP) Patty Hajdu (Liberal) Don Rusnak (Liberal)
• MPPs	Michael Gravelle (OLP) Bill Mauro (OLP) Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area^[1]
• Land	103,719.51 km² (40,046.33 sq mi)
Elevation^[2]	220 m (720 ft)
Highest elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Lowest elevation	183 m (600 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	146,057
• Density	1.4/km² (4/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code span	P0S, P0T, P7A to P7G, P7J to P7L
Area code(s)	807
Largest communities ^[3]	Thunder Bay (109,140) Oliver Paipoonge (5,757) Greenstone (4,906)

The eponymous Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay.

In 2011, the population was 146,057. 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).^[1] Most of the district (93.5%) is unincorporated and part of the Unorganized Thunder Bay District.

History

Thunder 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.^[4] 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

Municipalities

City of Thunder Bay
Municipality (town) of Greenstone
Town of Marathon
Township of Conmee
Township of Dorion
Township of Gillies
Township of Manitouwadge
Municipality (township) of Neebing
Township of Nipigon
Township of O'Connor
Municipality (township) of Oliver Paipoonge
Township of Red Rock
Township of Schreiber
Township of Shuniah
Township of Terrace Bay

First Nations and their Indian Reserves

Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek First Nation: Lake Nipigon
Aroland First Nation: Aroland Settlement (Aroland 83)
Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishnabek 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)
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
Pic Mobert First Nation: Pic Mobert North, Pic Mobert South
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

Thunder Bay, Unorganized (including the local services boards of Armstrong, East Gorham, Hurkett, Kaministiquia, Lappe, Nolalu, Rossport, Savant Lake, Shebandowan, and Upsala)

Demographics

Canada census – Thunder Bay District community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	146,057 (-2.0% from 2006) 103,719.51 km² (40,046.33 sq mi) 1.4/km² (3.6/sq mi) 71,235	149,063 (-1.2% from 2001) 103,706.27 km² (40,041.21 sq mi) 1.4/km² (3.6/sq mi) 41.7 (M: 41.1, F: 42.3) 71,635	150,860 * (-4.3% from 1996) 103,714.37 km² (40,044.34 sq mi) 1.5/km² (3.9/sq mi) 38.7 (M: 38.2, F: 39.2) 69,857

Notes: *) Excludes census data for incompletely enumerated Indian reserves. – References: 2011^[1] 2006^[5] 2001^[6]

Almost 80 per cent of the district's population lives in the city of Thunder Bay Census Metropolitan Area; no other community in the district exceeds 7,000 in population.

Historic populations:^[7]

Population in 2001: 150,860
Population in 1996: 157,619

References

1 2 3 4 "Thunder Bay District census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
↑ Highest point is 640m, located in Pukaskwa National Park. Thunder Bay is at 183m. 220 is an estimate
↑ Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2006 census data
↑ ONTARIO-MANITOBA BOUNDARY CASE http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/lab5/labvol5_2148.html
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
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Kenora District

Kenora District
Rainy River District

Cochrane District
Algoma District

Thunder Bay District

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Subdivisions of Ontario

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Districts	Algoma Cochrane Kenora Manitoulin Nipissing Parry Sound Rainy River Sudbury Thunder Bay Timiskaming

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Thunder Bay District, Ontario

Cities	Thunder Bay

Towns	Greenstone Marathon

Townships	Conmee Dorion Gillies Manitouwadge Neebing Nipigon O'Connor Oliver Paipoonge Red Rock Schreiber Shuniah Terrace Bay

First Nations	Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek Aroland Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishnabek (Rocky Bay) Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point) Fort William Ginoogaming Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (Gull Bay) Lac des Mille Lacs Long Lake 58 Mishkeegogamang Namaygoosisagagun Ojibways of Saugeen Pays Plat Pic River Pic Mobert Red Rock (Lake Helen) Whitesand

Indian reserves	Fort William 52 Ginoogaming (Long Lac 77) Gull River 55 Lac des Mille Lacs 22A1 Lac des Mille Lacs 22A2 Lake Helen 53A Lake Nipigon Long Lake 58 Ojibway Nation of Saugeen (Savant Lake) Osnaburgh 63A Pays Plat 51 Pic Mobert North Pic Mobert South Pic River 50 Red Rock Rocky Bay 1 Sand Point First Nation Whitesand

Indian settlements	Armstrong Aroland

Unorganized areas	Unorganized Thunder Bay Local services boards: Armstrong East Gorham Hurkett Kaministiquia Lappe Rossport Shebandowan

Ghost towns	Burchell Lake Jackfish Leeblain

See also Communities in Thunder Bay District Census divisions of Ontario

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