Thunder Bay District

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
 • MPsEric Melillo (Conservative)
Marcus Powlowski (Liberal)[1]
Patty Hajdu (Liberal)
 • MPPsBill Rosenberg (PC)
Kevin Holland (PC)
Lise Vaugeois (NDP)
Sol Mamakwa (NDP)
Area
[2]
 • Land102,895.48 km2 (39,728.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
146,862 Increase
 • 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 [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.

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:

Subdivisions

Municipalities

First Nations and their Reserves

  • Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek First Nation: Lake Nipigon
  • Aroland First Nation: Aroland Settlement (Aroland 83)
  • Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek 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)
  • Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg: Pic Mobert North, Pic Mobert South
  • 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
  • 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

Demographics

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.[2]

Canada census – Thunder Bay District community profile
202120162011
Population146,862 (+0.6% from 2016)146,048 (0.0% from 2011)146,057 (−2.0% from 2006)
Land area102,895.48 km2 (39,728.17 sq mi)103,722.82 km2 (40,047.60 sq mi)
Population density1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Median age44.8 (M: 43.2, F: 46.0)45.0 (M: 44.0, F: 45.9)
Private dwellings72,510 (total)  64,601 (occupied)72,551 (total)  62,999 (occupied)71,235 (total) 
Median household income$79,500$68,062
Notes: *Excludes census data for incompletely enumerated Indian reserves.
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Historical census populations – Thunder Bay District
YearPop.±%
1921 49,560—    
1931 65,118+31.4%
1941 85,200+30.8%
1951 105,367+23.7%
1956 122,890+16.6%
1961 138,518+12.7%
YearPop.±%
1966 143,673+3.7%
1971 145,390+1.2%
1976 150,647+3.6%
1981 153,997+2.2%
1986 155,673+1.1%
1991 158,810+2.0%
YearPop.±%
1996157,619−0.7%
2001150,860−4.3%
2006149,063−1.2%
2011146,057−2.0%
2016146,048−0.0%
2021146,862+0.6%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada[2][8][9]

Further reading

  • Arthur, Elizabeth. Thunder Bay District, 1821-1892: A Collection of Documents. Toronto: Champlain Society Publications, 1973.
  • Scollie, Frederick Brent. Biographical dictionary and history of Victorian Thunder Bay (1850-1901)) including Prince Arthur’s Landing, Port Arthur, Fort William, Neebing, Nipigon, McIntyre, Oliver, Paipoonge, Rossport, Savanne, Schreiber, Shuniah, and Silver Islet. Thunder Bay, Ont.: Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 2020. ISBN 978-0-920119-88-4.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marcus-powlowski(105437)
  2. ^ a b c d "Thunder Bay, District (DIS) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. ^ Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2006 census data
  4. ^ "Ontario-Manitoba Boundary Case". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
  5. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  8. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
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