Nipissing, Ontario

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Nipissing
Township (single-tier)
Township of Nipissing
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Motto: 
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Nipissing
Location of Nipissing Township in Ontario
Coordinates: 46°03′N79°33′W / 46.050°N 79.550°W / 46.050; -79.550 [1]
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Parry Sound
Settled1862
Incorporated1888
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorTom Piper
 • Federal riding Nipissing—Timiskaming
 • Prov. riding Nipissing
Area
[2]
 • Land387.95 km2 (149.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total1,769
 • Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0H
Area code(s) 705, 249
Website nipissingtownship.com

Nipissing is an incorporated (political) township in Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada. [1] [4] It is on Lake Nipissing and is part of the Almaguin Highlands region. Nipissing was surveyed between 1874 and 1881, and was incorporated in 1888. Among the first settlers in the area were the Chapman and Beatty families. Nipissing Township annexed Gurd Township in 1970. The township also contains a community named Nipissing, which is located on the South River near Chapman's Landing, on the South Bay of Lake Nipissing. The township administrative offices are located in Nipissing.

Contents

The township includes the communities of Alsace, Christian Valley, Commanda, Hotham, Nipissing and Wade's Landing.

History

The founder of Nipissing, John Beattie (John Beatty) arrived by canoe from Eganville in 1862. He was looking for land suitable for settlement. To lay claim to the property, he made brush piles, and was granted free land by the Government of Ontario. Around 1869 James Chapman and his wife, Phoebe Edwards, built their first house and barn at the top of the chutes that later took their name. The family farmed the area and James carried the mail by canoe, dog team and later horse on a route stretching 200 miles (320 km) between the villages of Magnetawan and Mattawa. The Chapman Valley and Chapman Township near Magnetawan are named after the family. James and Phoebe are among the pioneers buried in the Nipissing village cemetery. The Chapman family donated the land to the municipal government, and the landing became a municipal boat launch, public dock and swimming hole for village children.

Originally supplies were brought into Nipissing from Pembroke by canoe over the Champlain Trail, as well as the South River. Nipissing village became the main route for shipping supplies. Around 1875 a colonization road was completed which connected tiny Nipissing village to Rosseau near Parry Sound in the south and this created road travel and another route for shipment of supplies. An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected at the Nipissing Township Museum by the province to commemorate the Rosseau-Nipissing Road's role in Ontario's heritage. [5] However, in 1886 the Northern and Pacific Junction Railway connected Gravenhurst to Callander cutting out Nipissing village from its main route and the life of the village as a key port began to fade.

Etymology

The township was named in 1879 after the lake, on whose south shore it is located. The community of Nipissing in the township, 25 km south of North Bay, was called Nipissingan in 1870, but its name was changed to Nipissing in 1881. [6]

Transportation

The township is served in its northern part by Ontario Highway 534 and Ontario Highway 654, which connect east to Ontario Highway 11 at the communities of Powassan and Callander respectively; Ontario Highway 534 also connects west to Restoule Provincial Park, and via Ontario Highway 524 to Ontario Highway 522. The township is served across its southern part by Ontario Highway 522, which connects east to Highway 11 at Trout Creek and west to Ontario Highway 69 at the community of Cranberry.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Nipissing had a population of 1,769 living in 746 of its 1,012 total private dwellings, a change of 3.6% from its 2016 population of 1,707. With a land area of 387.95 km2 (149.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.6/km2 (11.8/sq mi) in 2021. [7]

Canada census – Nipissing community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population1,769 (+3.6% from 2016)1,707 (+0.2% from 2011)1,704 (+3.8% from 2006)
Land area387.95 km2 (149.79 sq mi)393.8 km2 (152.0 sq mi)393.6 km2 (152.0 sq mi)
Population density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Median age54.8 (M: 54.8, F: 54.4)52.0 (M: 52.7, F: 51.2)49.1 (M: 49.4, F: 49.0)
Private dwellings745 (total) 1,051 (total) 993 (total) 
Median household income$70,229
References: 2021 [8] 2016 [9] 2011 [10] earlier [11] [12]

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  3. ↑ "File not found | Fichier non trouvé".
  4. ↑ "Pringle" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  5. ↑ "The Rosseau-Nipissing Road". OntarioPlaques.com. Alan L. Brown. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 243. ISBN   0-8020-7207-0. OCLC   36342881.
  7. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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  12. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

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