Manitoulin District

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Manitoulin District
District
Map of Ontario MANITOULIN.svg
Location of Manitoulin District within Ontario
Coordinates: 45°46′N82°12′W / 45.767°N 82.200°W / 45.767; -82.200
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
Created1888
Government
 •  MP Carol Hughes
 •  MPP Michael Mantha
Area
[1]
 • Land3,073.54 km2 (1,186.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
13,935
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code span
P0P
Area code 705
Seat Gore Bay

Manitoulin District is a district in Northeastern Ontario within the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1888 from part of the Algoma District. The district seat is in Gore Bay.

Contents

It comprises Manitoulin Island primarily, as well as a number of smaller islands surrounding it, such as Barrie, Cockburn, and Great La Cloche islands. Previously it included the municipality of Killarney on the mainland, until this was transferred to Sudbury District in the late 1990s. Subsequently, more mainland portions were added to Killarney and these, together with Unorganized Mainland Manitoulin District, were also transferred to Sudbury District in 2006, about 1,600 square kilometres (600 sq mi) in all. [2]

Geography

The district has an area of 3,073.54 square kilometres (1,186.70 sq mi), [1] making it the smallest district in Ontario. It is in the northern part of Lake Huron, separated from the mainland by the North Channel to the north and by the Georgian Bay to the east.

Islands included within the district are: [3]

Subdivisions

Gore Bay Gore Bay Manitoulin.JPG
Gore Bay

Towns:

Townships:

Unorganized areas:

First Nations

Reserves:

Communities

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Manitoulin District had a population of 13,935 living in 6,144 of its 9,302 total private dwellings, a change of 5.1% from its 2016 population of 13,255. With a land area of 3,073.54 km2 (1,186.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.5/km2 (11.7/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Manitoulin District community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population13,935 (+5.1% from 2016)13,255 (+1.6% from 2011)13,048 (3.3% from 2006)
Land area3,073.54 km2 (1,186.70 sq mi)3,107.23 km2 (1,199.71 sq mi)3,107.11 km2 (1,199.66 sq mi)
Population density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Median age51.6 (M: 50.8, F: 52.0)49.5 (M: 49.0, F: 49.9)46.6 (M: 46.2, F: 47.1)
Private dwellings9,302 (total)  6,144 (occupied)9,537 (total)  5,748 (occupied)9281 (total) 
Median household income$63,600$50,227
Notes: 2006 population adjusted for 2011 boundaries is 12,632.
References: 2021 [4] 2016 [5] 2011 [6] earlier [7] [8]
Historical census populations – Manitoulin District
YearPop.±%
1921 10,468—    
1931 10,734+2.5%
1941 10,841+1.0%
1951 11,214+3.4%
1956 11,060−1.4%
1961 11,176+1.0%
YearPop.±%
1966 10,544−5.7%
1971 10,931+3.7%
1976 10,893−0.3%
1981 11,001+1.0%
1986 9,823−10.7%
1991 11,192+13.9%
YearPop.±%
1996 11,413+2.0%
2001 12,679+11.1%
2006 13,090+3.2%
2011 13,048−0.3%
2016 13,255+1.6%
2021 13,935+5.1%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [9]

Services

Like the other districts of Northern Ontario, the Manitoulin District does not have a county or regional municipality tier of government. All services in the district are provided either by the individual municipalities or directly by the provincial government. Services are provided jointly with the Sudbury District from its district seat in Espanola.

Transportation

King's Highways:

Secondary Highways:

Media

The district is served by two weekly community newspapers, the Manitoulin Expositor in Little Current and the Manitoulin West Recorder in Gore Bay; the papers are sister publications both owned and operated by the McCutcheon family.

The district is served by the commercial radio stations CFRM-FM and CHAW-FM, the First Nations community radio station CHYF-FM, and the Elliot Lake-based commercial radio station CKNR-FM. It is otherwise primarily served by media from Sudbury, including the Sudbury Star and CTV Northern Ontario.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Manitoulin, District (DIS) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Annual changes to census subdivision codes, names and types, between 2006 and 2011, by province and territory, and by year". Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2011. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  3. ↑ Geomatics Office, Ministry of Transportation (2008). Ontario, Canada, 2008/2009 official road map (2008-2009 ed.). St. Catharines, Ont.: Geomatics Office. ISBN   9781424955435.
  4. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  6. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  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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