Manitoulin District

Manitoulin District
District
Location of Manitoulin District within Ontario
Location of Manitoulin District within Ontario
Coordinates: 45°46′N 82°12′W / 45.767°N 82.200°W / 45.767; -82.200
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
Created1888
Government
 • MPCarol Hughes
 • MPPMichael Mantha
Area
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 • Land3,107.12 km2 (1,199.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total13,255
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code span
P0P
Area code705
SeatGore Bay

Manitoulin District is a district in Northeastern Ontario within the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1888 from part of the Algoma District. The district seat is in Gore Bay.

It comprises Manitoulin Island primarily, as well as a number of smaller islands surrounding it, such as Barrie, Cockburn, and Great La Cloche islands. Previously it included the municipality of Killarney on the mainland, until this was transferred to Sudbury District in the late 1990s. Subsequently, more mainland portions were added to Killarney and these, together with Unorganized Mainland Manitoulin District, were also transferred to Sudbury District in 2006, about 1,600 square kilometres (600 sq mi) in all.[2]

Geography

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The district has an area of 3,107.13 square kilometres (1,199.67 sq mi),[1] making it the smallest district in Ontario. It is in the northern part of Lake Huron, separated from the mainland by the North Channel to the north and by the Georgian Bay to the east.

Islands included within the district are:[3]

  • Barrie Island
  • Bedford Island
  • Burnt Islands (Big and Northwest)
  • Clapperton Island
  • Club Island
  • Cockburn Island
  • Duck Islands (Great, Middle, Outer, and Western)
  • East Rous Island
  • Fitzwilliam Island
  • Goat Island
  • Great La Cloche Island
  • Greene Island
  • Henry Island
  • Heywood Island
  • Manitoulin Island
  • Rabbit Island
  • Strawberry Island
  • Thibault Island
  • Vidal Island
  • Wall Island
  • Yeo Island

Subdivisions

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Towns

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Gore Bay
Name of Town Population Ref.
Gore Bay 867
Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands 2,706

Townships

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Name of Township Population Ref.
Assiginack 1,014
Billings 603
Burpee and Mills 343
Central Manitoulin 2,084
Cockburn Island 0
Gordon/Barrie Island 490
Tehkummah 436

Unorganized areas

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Name of Area Population Ref.
Manitoulin, Unorganized, Mainland (dissolved in 2006) 5
Manitoulin, Unorganized, West Part, includes these two geographic townships (each served by its own, separate local services board): 168

First Nations reserves

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Name of Reserve Population Ref.
M'Chigeeng (West Bay) 939
Sheguiandah 154
Sheshegwaning 118
Aundeck Omni Kaning 365
Whitefish River 487
Wikwemikong 2,592
Zhiibaahaasing (Cockburn Island) 55

Communities

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Demographics

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As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Manitoulin District had a population of 13,935 living in 6,144 of its 9,302 total private dwellings, a change of 5.1% from its 2016 population of 13,255. With a land area of 3,073.54 km2 (1,186.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.5/km2 (11.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Canada census – Manitoulin community profile
202120162011
Population13,935 (+5.1% from 2016)13,255 (1.6% from 2011)13,048 (3.3% from 2006)
Land area3,073.54 km2 (1,186.70 sq mi)3,107.11 km2 (1,199.66 sq mi)
Population density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Median age51.6 (M: 50.8, F: 52.0)46.6 (M: 46.2, F: 47.1)
Private dwellings9,302 (total)  6,144 (occupied)9,537 (total)  9281 (total) 
Median household income$63,600
Notes: 2006 population adjusted for 2011 boundaries is 12,632.
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[1] earlier[7][8]

Services

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Like the other districts of Northern Ontario, the Manitoulin District does not have a county or regional municipality tier of government. All services in the district are provided either by the individual municipalities or directly by the provincial government. Services are provided jointly with the Sudbury District from its district seat in Espanola.

Media

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The district is served by two weekly community newspapers, the Manitoulin Expositor in Little Current and the Manitoulin West Recorder in Gore Bay; the papers are sister publications both owned and operated by the McCutcheon family.

The district is served by the commercial radio stations CFRM-FM and CHAW-FM, the First Nations community radio station CHYF-FM, and the Elliot Lake-based commercial radio station CKNR-FM. It is otherwise primarily served by media from Sudbury, including the Sudbury Star and CTV Northern Ontario.

Highways

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King's Highways

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Secondary Highways

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. ^ "Annual changes to census subdivision codes, names and types, between 2006 and 2011, by province and territory, and by year". Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2011. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  3. ^ Geomatics Office, Ministry of Transportation (2008). Ontario, Canada, 2008/2009 official road map (2008-2009 ed.). St. Catharines, Ont.: Geomatics Office. ISBN 9781424955435.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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