Gordon/Barrie Island

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Gordon/Barrie Island
Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island
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Gordon/Barrie Island
Coordinates: 45°54′N82°38′W / 45.900°N 82.633°W / 45.900; -82.633
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Manitoulin
FormedJanuary 1, 2009
Government
  TypeTownship
  ReeveLee Hayden
  Federal riding Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
  Prov. riding Algoma—Manitoulin
Area
[1]
  Land267.77 km2 (103.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total490
  Density1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0P
Area code 705
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The Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island is a township in Manitoulin District in north central Ontario, Canada. It was formed on January 1, 2009, upon the amalgamation of the townships of Gordon and Barrie Island. [2]

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The township consists of the communities of Advance, Foxey, Ice Lake, Tobacco Lake and Barrie Island. Gordon/Barrie Island also contains three lakes: Nameless Lake, Tobacco Lake and Ice Lake.

Barrie Island

Barrie Island ( 45°55′N82°40′W / 45.917°N 82.667°W / 45.917; -82.667 ) is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long, and has a surface area of 79 square kilometres (31 sq mi). It is connected to Manitoulin by Highway 540A, which crosses the water via a causeway at the narrowest part of the strait.

The island has a significant summer recreational population.

John Gordon Lane was born on Barrie Island, the Member of Provincial Parliament for Algoma—Manitoulin from 1971 to 1987.

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Barrie Island Welcome Sign

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gordon/Barrie Island had a population of 613 living in 294 of its 621 total private dwellings, a change of 25.1% from its 2016 population of 490. With a land area of 263.44 km2 (101.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) in 2021. [3]

Canada census – Gordon/Barrie Island community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population613 (+25.1% from 2016)490 (-6.8% from 2011)526 (+14.6% from 2006)
Land area263.44 km2 (101.71 sq mi)267.77 km2 (103.39 sq mi)268.14 km2 (103.53 sq mi)
Population density2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
Median age61.6 (M: 62.8, F: 60.0)51.4 (M: 52.4, F: 50.4)
Private dwellings621 (total)  294 (occupied)523 (total) 599 (total) 
Median household income$68,500$56,960
References: 2021 [4] 2016 [5] 2011 [6] earlier [7] [8]

Population trend: [9]

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References

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