Thunder Bay District

Thunder Bay District
Thunder Bay District
District
	Location of Thunder Bay District in Ontario
	Coordinates: 50°N 088°W / 50°N 88°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
Created	1871
Government
• MPs	Carol Hughes (NDP); Patty Hajdu (Liberal); Marcus Powlowski (Liberal)
• MPPs	Michael Gravelle (OLP); Michael Mantha (NDP); Judith Monteith-Farrell (NDP)
Area
• Land	102,895.48 km2 (39,728.17 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	146,862
• Density	1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zones
East of 90° west	UTC-05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-04:00 (EDT)
West of 90° west	UTC-06:00 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-05:00 (CDT)
Postal code span	P0S, P0T, P7A to P7G, P7J to P7L
Area code	807
Largest communities	Thunder Bay (109,140); Oliver Paipoonge (5,757); Greenstone (4,906)

Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay.

Most of the district (93.5%) is unincorporated and part of the Unorganized Thunder Bay District.

History

Thunder Bay District was created in 1871 by provincial statute from the western half of Algoma District, named after a large bay on the north shore of Lake Superior. Its northern and western boundaries were uncertain until Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.^[4] Until about 1902 it was often called Algoma West from the name of the provincial constituency established in 1885.

The following districts include areas that were formerly part of Thunder Bay District:

Rainy River, created in 1885
Kenora, created in 1907 from Rainy River District
Cochrane, created in 1921

Subdivisions

Municipalities

City of Thunder Bay
Municipality of Greenstone
Town of Marathon
Township of Conmee
Township of Dorion
Township of Gillies
Township of Manitouwadge
Municipality of Neebing
Township of Nipigon
Township of O'Connor
Oliver Paipoonge Municipality
Township of Red Rock
Township of Schreiber
Township of Shuniah
Township of Terrace Bay

First Nations and their Indian Reserves

Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek First Nation: Lake Nipigon
Aroland First Nation: Aroland Settlement (Aroland 83)
Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek First Nation (Rocky Bay): Rocky Bay 1
Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation (Sand Point)
Fort William First Nation: Fort William 52
Ginoogaming First Nation: Ginoogaming (Long Lac 77)
Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek First Nation (Gull Bay): Gull River 55
Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation: Lac des Mille Lacs 22A1, Seine River 22A2
Long Lake 58 First Nation: Long Lake 58
Namaygoosisagagun First Nation (non-status)
Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg: Pic Mobert North, Pic Mobert South
Ojibway Nation of Saugeen First Nation (Savant Lake): Ojibway Nation of Saugeen
Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation: Pic River 50
Pays Plat First Nation: Pays Plat 51
Red Rock First Nation (Lake Helen): Lake Helen 53A, Red Rock 53
Seine River First Nation: Seine River 23A, Seine River 23B
Whitesand First Nation: Armstrong Settlement, Whitesand

Unorganized areas

Thunder Bay, Unorganized (including the local services boards of Armstrong, East Gorham, Hurkett, Kaministiquia, Lappe, Nolalu, Rossport, Savant Lake, Shebandowan, and Upsala)

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Thunder Bay District had a population of 146,862 living in 64,601 of its 72,510 total private dwellings, a change of 0.6% from its 2016 population of 146,048. With a land area of 102,895.48 km² (39,728.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km² (3.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

Canada census – Thunder Bay District community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	146,862 (+0.6% from 2016)	146,048 (0.0% from 2011)	146,057 (−2.0% from 2006)
Land area	102,895.48 km² (39,728.17 sq mi)	103,722.82 km² (40,047.60 sq mi)
Population density	1.4/km² (3.6/sq mi)	1.4/km² (3.6/sq mi)
Median age	44.8 (M: 43.2, F: 46.0)	45.0 (M: 44.0, F: 45.9)
Private dwellings	72,510 (total) 64,601 (occupied)	72,551 (total) 62,999 (occupied)	71,235 (total)
Median household income	$79,500	$68,062

Notes: *Excludes census data for incompletely enumerated Indian reserves.
References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[7] earlier^[8]^[9]

Historical census populations – Thunder Bay District

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	49,560	—
1931	65,118	+31.4%
1941	85,200	+30.8%
1951	105,367	+23.7%
1956	122,890	+16.6%
1961	138,518	+12.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1966	143,673	+3.7%
1971	145,390	+1.2%
1976	150,647	+3.6%
1981	153,997	+2.2%
1986	155,673	+1.1%
1991	158,810	+2.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	157,619	−0.7%
2001	150,860	−4.3%
2006	149,063	−1.2%
2011	146,057	−2.0%
2016	146,048	−0.0%
2021	146,862	+0.6%

Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada^[2]^[10]^[11]

References

^ https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marcus-powlowski(105437)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Thunder Bay, District (DIS) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
^ Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2006 census data
^ "Ontario-Manitoba Boundary Case". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ "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.

External links

Media related to Thunder Bay District, Ontario at Wikimedia Commons

[1] ttps://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marcus-powlowski(105437)

[sc2021-2] "Thunder Bay, District (DIS) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[3] Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2006 census data

[4] "Ontario-Manitoba Boundary Case". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.

[cp2021-5] "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-17.

[cp2016-6] "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-13.

[cp2011-7] "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

[cp2006-8] "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.

[cp2001-9] "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

[10] 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

[census1971-11] "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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v t e Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Cities	Thunder Bay
Towns	Greenstone Marathon
Townships	Conmee Dorion Gillies Manitouwadge Neebing Nipigon O'Connor Oliver Paipoonge Red Rock Schreiber Shuniah Terrace Bay
First Nations	Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek Aroland Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishnabek (Rocky Bay) Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point) Fort William Ginoogaming Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (Gull Bay) Lac des Mille Lacs Long Lake 58 Mishkeegogamang Namaygoosisagagun Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert) Ojibways of Saugeen Pays Plat Red Rock (Lake Helen) Whitesand
First Nations reserves	Fort William 52 Ginoogaming (Long Lac 77) Gull River 55 Lac des Mille Lacs 22A1 Lac des Mille Lacs 22A2 Lake Helen 53A Lake Nipigon Long Lake 58 Ojibway Nation of Saugeen (Savant Lake) Osnaburgh 63A Pays Plat 51 Pic Mobert North Pic Mobert South Pic River 50 Red Rock 53 Rocky Bay 1 Sand Point First Nation Whitesand
First Nations settlements	Armstrong Aroland Collins Lake
Unorganized areas	Unorganized Thunder Bay
Local services boards	Armstrong East Gorham Hurkett Kaministiquia Lappe Nolalu Rossport Shebandowan Upsala
Unincorporated communities	Amethyst Harbour Ancliff Auden Baird Beardmore Bowker Burchell Lake Caramat Carters Corners Cloud Bay English River Finmark Flint Fort William Geraldton Gorham Harstone Hemlo Hillside Hume Hymers Jackfish Jacques Jarvis River Jellicoe Kakabeka Falls Kashabowie Lee Leeblain Leeper Longlac Loon Macdiarmid Mackenzie McCluskeys Corners Millar Mokomon Moose Hill Murillo Nakina Navilus Nolalu Ombabika Orient Bay Pass Lake Pays Plat Pearl Port Arthur Raith Rosslyn Savanne Savant Lake Scoble West Sellers Shabaqua Shabaqua Corners Silver Harbour Silver Islet Silver Mountain Slate River Valley South Gillies Stanley Sorrell Lake Suomi Twin City Wamsley Wild Goose
See also Communities in Thunder Bay District List of census divisions of Ontario