Thunder Bay District
District
Location of Thunder Bay District in Ontario
Location of Thunder Bay District in Ontario
Coordinates: 50°N 088°W / 50°N 88°W / 50; -88
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
Created1871
Government
 • MPsCarol Hughes (NDP)
Patty Hajdu (Liberal)
Don Rusnak (Liberal)
 • MPPsMichael Gravelle (OLP)
Michael Mantha (NDP)
Judith Monteith-Farrell (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land103,719.51 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
 (2016)[3]
 • Total146,048
 • Density1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zones
East of 90° westUTC-05:00 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-04:00 (EDT)
West of 90° westUTC-06:00 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-05:00 (CDT)
Postal code span
P0S, P0T, P7A to P7G, P7J to P7L
Area code807
Largest communities [4]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 2016, the population was 146,048. 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.[5] 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:

Subdivisions

Municipalities

First Nations and their Indian Reserves

Unorganized areas

Demographics

Thunder Bay District
Historical populations
YearPop.±%
1996157,619—    
2001150,860−4.3%
2006149,063−1.2%
2011146,057−2.0%
2016146,048−0.0%
[6][1][3]

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Thunder Bay District had a population of 146,862 living in 64,601 of its 72,510 total private dwellings, a change of 0.6% from its 2016 population of 146,048. With a land area of 102,895.48 km2 (39,728.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

Canada census – Thunder Bay District community profile
20162011
Population146,048 (0.0% from 2011)146,057 (−2.0% from 2006)
Land area103,722.82 km2 (40,047.60 sq mi)
Population density1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Median age45.0 (M: 44.0, F: 45.9)
Private dwellings72,551 (total)  71,235 (total) 
Median household income$68,062
Notes: *Excludes census data for incompletely enumerated Indian reserves.
References: 2016[3] 2011[1] earlier[8][9]

Further reading

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  2. ^ Highest point is 640m, located in Pukaskwa National Park. Thunder Bay is at 183m. 220 is an estimate
  3. ^ a b c "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  4. ^ Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2006 census data
  5. ^ "Ontario-Manitoba Boundary Case". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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