Unorganized South Nipissing District

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Unorganized South Nipissing District
Nipissing, Unorganized, South Part
Barron Canyon.jpg
The Barron Canyon in Algonquin Park
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Coordinates: 45°50′N78°25′W / 45.833°N 78.417°W / 45.833; -78.417
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Nipissing
Government
  Federal riding Nipissing—Timiskaming
  Prov. riding Nipissing, Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Area
[1]
  Land6,710.22 km2 (2,590.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total103
  Density0.015/km2 (0.04/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 705

Unorganized South Nipissing District is an unorganized area in north-central Ontario, in the District of Nipissing. It is almost entirely within and includes most of Algonquin Provincial Park.

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Localities

Localities located within the unorganized area are:

Communities

Townships

The following geographic townships are included:

  • Anglin
  • Ballantyne
  • Barron
  • Biggar
  • Bishop
  • Boulter
  • Bower
  • Boyd
  • Bronson
  • Butt
  • Canisbay
  • Clancy
  • Deacon
  • Devine
  • Dickson
  • Edgar
  • Finlayson
  • Fitzgerald
  • Freswick
  • Guthrie
  • Hunter
  • Lauder
  • Lister
  • Master
  • McCraney
  • McLaughlin
  • Niven
  • Osler
  • Paxton
  • Peck
  • Pentland
  • Preston
  • Sproule
  • Stratton
  • White
  • Wilkes

All, except Boulter, Lauder, and parts of Ballantyne, Boyd and Paxton are within Algonquin Provincial Park.

Demographics

Canada census – Nipissing, Unorganized, South Part community profile
2016 2011
Population103 (28.8% from 2011)80 (% from 2006)
Land area6,710.22 km2 (2,590.83 sq mi)6,710.88 km2 (2,591.09 sq mi)
Population density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Median age51.5 (M: 41.8, F: 58.5)52.0 (M: 50.5, F: 53.0)
Private dwellings273 (total) 138 (total) 
Median household income$55,040
References: 2016 [2] 2011 [3] earlier [4] [5]
Historical census populations – Unorganized South Nipissing District
YearPop.±%
1976 947    
1981 680−28.2%
1986 717+5.4%
1991 628−12.4%
1996 636+1.3%
YearPop.±%
2001 51−92.0%
2006 67+31.4%
2011 80+19.4%
2016 103+28.8%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada

Population distribution

Most of the population lives outside of Algonquin Park on the northern or northwestern fringes of the region. According to the 2016 Census, the blocks that encompass the Townships of Boulter, Lauder, Pentland and Boyd had a combined population of 57. The area around Loxton Lake in Ballantyne Township (Census Block 35480228012) had a population of 26. Census Block 35480228215 which covers parts of Bronson and Stratton Townships in the Northeast corner of Algonquin Park had a population of 5, while 15 people lived in Census Block 35480228146 which covers most of the western part of the region.

See also

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References

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  2. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  3. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

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