Thunder Bay District

Thunder Bay District
District
Location of Thunder Bay District in Ontario
Coordinates:
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
• Land	103,719.51 km2 (40,046.33 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Highest elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Lowest elevation	183 m (600 ft)
Population (2011)
• 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	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). 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. 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

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:

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

See also

• List of Ontario Census Divisions
• List of townships in Ontario