East Ferris

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East Ferris
Township (single-tier)
Township of East Ferris
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Corbeil
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East Ferris
Coordinates: 46°16′N79°18′W / 46.267°N 79.300°W / 46.267; -79.300
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Nipissing
Settled1885 (Astorville)
1897 (Corbeil)
Government
 • MayorPauline Rochefort
 • Governing BodyEast Ferris Municipal Council
 • MP Anthony Rota  (L)
 • MPP Vic Fedeli (PC)
Area
[1]
 • Total155.17 km2 (59.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total4,750
 • Density30.6/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0H 1B0 (Astorville)
P0H 1K0 (Corbeil)
Area code(s) 705, 249
Website eastferris.ca
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Astorville on Lake Nosbonsing

East Ferris is a township in northeastern Ontario, Canada located between Trout Lake and Lake Nosbonsing in the District of Nipissing. West Ferris has long been annexed into the city of North Bay.

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Communities

The main communities within East Ferris are Astorville and Corbeil. There are also smaller residential areas in the township, known as Derland Road and Lake Nosbonsing.

Astorville and Derland were formerly stops along the Canadian National Railway Alderdale Subdivision. [3] Rail service declined in the mid-20th century and was eliminated altogether in 1996. [4]

In July 2005, Astorville hosted the first Northern Ontario Ball Hockey Championship. [5] [6] In November 2005, Astorville was one of nine communities that voted on whether to accept private funding for a health centre. [7]

Corbeil is located on the La Vase River, at a turn in Highway 94 south of its terminus at Highway 17. The township's municipal office and fire station is located in Corbeil on Highway 94 south of Voyer Road.

Economy

Many residents who live in East Ferris, commute back and forth to the City of North Bay for work and for shopping.

Culture

The township's public library is located in Astorville.

The township holds an annual winter carnival, as well as town picnics in the summer.

Astorville is home to the Nosbonsing Curling Club.

Notable people

Canadian cartoonist Lynn Johnston lived and worked in Corbeil until she moved to North Vancouver in 2015.

The Dionne quintuplets were born on a farm near Corbeil. Corbeil was also the home of Marie-Louise Meilleur, a supercentenarian who was 117 years old when she died in 1998. She was the oldest living person in the world for the eight months preceding her death, and remains both the oldest verified person in Canadian history and the sixth oldest verified person in the world. She lived at the Nipissing Manor Nursing Home, which was once the mansion that housed the Dionne sisters.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, East Ferris had a population of 4,946 living in 1,890 of its 2,172 total private dwellings, a change of 1.7% from its 2016 population of 4,862. With a land area of 151.94 km2 (58.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 32.6/km2 (84.3/sq mi) in 2021. [8]

Canada census – East Ferris community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population4,946 (+1.7% from 2016)4,750 (-0.3% from 2011)4,766 (% from 2006)
Land area151.94 km2 (58.66 sq mi)155.17 km2 (59.91 sq mi)155.03 km2 (59.86 sq mi)
Population density32.6/km2 (84/sq mi)30.6/km2 (79/sq mi)30.7/km2 (80/sq mi)
Median age48.0 (M: 47.6, F: 48.0)47.8 (M: 47.8, F: 47.9)
Private dwellings2,172 (total)  1,890 (occupied)2,084 (total) 2,081 (total) 
Median household income$109,000$92,199
References: 2021 [9] 2016 [10] 2011 [11] earlier [12] [13]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: East Ferris, Municipality". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Alderdale Subdivision". CNR in Ontario. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Canadian Transportation Agency (18 April 1996), Order No. 1996-R-152 , retrieved 25 July 2020
  5. ↑ "Northern ball hockey championship planned," North Bay Nugget , May 3, 2005, pg. B.6.
  6. ↑ "Ball hockey tournament entry deadline Friday," North Bay Nugget , July 7, 2005, pg. C.2.
  7. ↑ Brandi Cramer, "Plebiscite draws thousands- organizer," North Bay Nugget , November 21, 2005, pg. A.1.Fro.
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