Unorganized South Nipissing District

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Unorganized South Nipissing District
Unorganized area
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
 • Fed. riding Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke, Nipissing—Timiskaming
 • Prov. riding Nipissing, Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Area
[1]
 • Land6,711.51 km2 (2,591.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
102
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/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.

Contents

The unorganized area is gradually being reduced in size. In 1971, a portion was added to Lake of Bays Township in Muskoka District, [2] and between 1996 and 2001, its area shrunk from 7,792.97 square kilometres (3,008.88 sq mi) to 6,704.68 square kilometres (2,588.69 sq mi), [3] because of annexation by surrounding incorporated townships. [4]

Geography

Communities

Localities located within the unorganized area are:

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
2021 2016 2011
Population102 (-1.0% from 2016)103 (28.8% from 2011)80 (% from 2006)
Land area6,711.51 km2 (2,591.33 sq mi)6,710.22 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)0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Median age60.0 (M: 56.8, F: 65.5)51.5 (M: 41.8, F: 58.5)52.0 (M: 50.5, F: 53.0)
Private dwellings337 (total)  46 (occupied)273 (total)  38 (occupied)138 (total) 
Median household income$n/a$55,040
References: 2021 [5] 2016 [6] 2011 [7]
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%
2021 102−1.0%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada [1]

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Unorganized South Nipissing District (Code 3548091) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  2. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 138. July 1973.
  3. ↑ "Unorganized South Nipissing District (Code 3548091) All Data". 2001 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  4. ↑ "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

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