Gore Bay, Ontario

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Gore Bay
Town (single-tier)
Town of Gore Bay
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Panorama of Gore Bay and the North Channel.
Motto(s): 
Pristine, prosperous, proud.
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Gore Bay
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Gore Bay
Coordinates: 45°55′N82°28′W / 45.917°N 82.467°W / 45.917; -82.467
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Manitoulin
Government
 • TypeTown
 • MayorRon Lane [1]
 • Governing BodyCorporation of the Town of Gore Bay
 •  MP Carol Hughes (NDP)
 •  MPP Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area
[2]
 • Land5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
193.50 m (634.84 ft)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total808
 • Density157.2/km2 (407/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
P0P 1H0
Area code 705
Website www.gorebay.ca
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Gore Bay before the fire [190-?

Gore Bay became a town on 7 April 1890, on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada. Located on Gore Bay, a bay of Lake Huron's North Channel, it is one of the two incorporated towns of Manitoulin District, of which it is the administrative and government seat. After the Treaty of 1862, Manitoulin Island was open for white settlement. Small towns began to emerge from the wilderness, and hotels were developed to provide lodgings for prospective land purchasers. This led to the formation of the town Gore Bay. The town's name is believed to be referencing the gore-shaped harbour. Other theories for the namesake are probably for Francis Gore (1769–1852), Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada from 1806 to 1817, or after the steamer Gore (c. 1839 and scrapped 1861 [4] ), which ran between Sault Ste. Marie and Collingwood from 1860 to 1870.

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Boats were regularly travelling from Sault Ste. Marie, Collingwood, and Owen Sound; establishing regular ports of call on Manitoulin Island, specifically Gore Bay, and prospering hotels due to increased traffic. The new hotel industry in Gore Bay welcomed commercial travellers, fishermen, doctors, lumbermen and tourists.

Three hotels served Gore Bay for many years:

  1. The Atlantic Hotel
  2. The Campbell House, located on the harbour
  3. The Ocean House and Pacific Hotel

Community life in Gore Bay has always been closely connected to water, in fact before roads were built water was the only means available for travellers to get to the port of Gore Bay by boat. Boats would arrive and leave town with goods until the late 1950s, meaning the population was also quite low in the town's early years.

Notable people

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gore Bay had a population of 808 living in 382 of its 421 total private dwellings, a change of -6.8% from its 2016 population of 867. With a land area of 5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 157.2/km2 (407.1/sq mi) in 2021. [5]

Canada census – Gore Bay community profile
2021 2016
Population808 (-6.8% from 2016)867 (2.0% from 2011)
Land area5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi)5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population density157.2/km2 (407/sq mi)165.7/km2 (429/sq mi)
Median age56.8 (M: 55.2, F: 57.6)56.1 (M: 53.8, F: 57.9)
Private dwellings421 (total)  382 (occupied)447 (total) 
Median household income$65,500
References: 2021 [6] 2016 [7] earlier [8] [9]

Industrial development

Tourist attractions

Climate

View from East Bluff Lookout onto Gore Bay. Gore Bay Manitoulin.JPG
View from East Bluff Lookout onto Gore Bay.

Gore Bay experiences a humid continental climate (Dfb). The highest temperature ever recorded in Gore Bay was 37.8 °C (100 °F) on 13 July 1936. [11] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −38.9 °C (−38 °F) on 15 February 1943. [12]

Climate data for Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport, 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1915−present [lower-alpha 1]
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)9.4
(48.9)		10.6
(51.1)		22.2
(72.0)		27.5
(81.5)		30.6
(87.1)		33.9
(93.0)		37.8
(100.0)		35.6
(96.1)		34.4
(93.9)		26.7
(80.1)		20.0
(68.0)		15.0
(59.0)		37.8
(100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−4.6
(23.7)		−3.3
(26.1)		1.2
(34.2)		9.5
(49.1)		16.2
(61.2)		21.1
(70.0)		24.8
(76.6)		23.6
(74.5)		18.2
(64.8)		11.4
(52.5)		4.9
(40.8)		−1.3
(29.7)		10.1
(50.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)−9.5
(14.9)		−8.3
(17.1)		−3.7
(25.3)		4.5
(40.1)		10.8
(51.4)		15.7
(60.3)		19.5
(67.1)		18.8
(65.8)		14.0
(57.2)		7.8
(46.0)		1.7
(35.1)		−5.0
(23.0)		5.5
(41.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−14.3
(6.3)		−13.2
(8.2)		−8.6
(16.5)		−0.5
(31.1)		5.3
(41.5)		10.2
(50.4)		14.2
(57.6)		13.9
(57.0)		9.7
(49.5)		4.1
(39.4)		−1.6
(29.1)		−8.7
(16.3)		0.9
(33.6)
Record low °C (°F)−37.5
(−35.5)		−38.9
(−38.0)		−32.3
(−26.1)		−23.3
(−9.9)		−7.8
(18.0)		−1.7
(28.9)		1.1
(34.0)		0.0
(32.0)		−3.9
(25.0)		−9.4
(15.1)		−26.1
(−15.0)		−36.1
(−33.0)		−38.9
(−38.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)45.1
(1.78)		29.8
(1.17)		63.5
(2.50)		67.1
(2.64)		61.2
(2.41)		64.7
(2.55)		47.7
(1.88)		65.1
(2.56)		88.1
(3.47)		107.3
(4.22)		97.2
(3.83)		70.5
(2.78)		804.1
(31.66)
Average rainfall mm (inches)10.5
(0.41)		4.1
(0.16)		41.7
(1.64)		56.7
(2.23)		61.1
(2.41)		64.7
(2.55)		47.7
(1.88)		65.1
(2.56)		88.1
(3.47)		105.8
(4.17)		71.8
(2.83)		28.6
(1.13)		645.9
(25.43)
Average snowfall cm (inches)69.7
(27.4)		47.0
(18.5)		33.2
(13.1)		14.0
(5.5)		0.2
(0.1)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		2.0
(0.8)		31.5
(12.4)		80.2
(31.6)		277.8
(109.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)17.712.111.112.711.711.79.011.113.314.615.917.8158.8
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)2.82.26.210.711.811.99.011.213.414.911.45.2110.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)17.711.97.73.90.20.00.00.00.00.77.015.964.9
Source: Environment Canada [3] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Transportation

The amount of water surrounding Manitoulin district rules three main ways of accessing Gore Bay's township.

  1. Highway 540A and Highway 540B are the main roads in the township.
  2. Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport is located in the town and one of two airports on Manitoulin Island. The airport is a general aviation facility.
  3. Ferry service aboard the Chi-Chi Maun [17] from Tobermory in Southern Ontario is available from late May through October.

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 Municipal Election". Town of Gore Bay. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Gore Bay, Town (T), Ontario [Census subdivision] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Gore Bay A". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "GORE (1839, Steamer)".
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "History & Heritage – Town of Gore Bay" . Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Daily Data Report for July 1936". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Daily Data Report for February 1943". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Gore Bay". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Daily Data Report for March 2003". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "Gore Bay AWOS". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Gore Bay Climate". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  17. ↑ "Home". Owen Sound Transportation Company. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  1. ↑ Extreme high and low temperatures in the table below were recorded at Gore Bay from October 1915 to October 1983 and at Gore Bay Airport from November 1983 to present.
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