Unorganized Thunder Bay District
Kenora
Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Thunder Bay—Superior North
Kenora—Rainy River
Thunder Bay—Atikokan
Thunder Bay—Superior North
Unorganized Thunder Bay District is an unorganized area in northwestern Ontario, Canada in Thunder Bay District. It comprises all parts of the district that are not part of an incorporated municipality or a First Nations reserve.
Most of the territory is within the Eastern Time Zone, but the part west of the 90th meridian is in the Central Time Zone.
Geography
Communities with Local services board
Other communities
- Auden
- Burchell Lake
- Collins
- English River (on boundary with Kenora District)
- Finmark
- Hemlo
- Heron Bay
- Kashabowie
- Nolalu
- Ombabika
- Pays Plat
- Raith
- Savant Lake
- Shabaqua
- Shabaqua Corners
- Silver Islet
- Silver Mountain
- Sorrell Lake
- Suomi
- Upsala
History
Gold was noted in the area since 1869, but it wasn't until Peter Moses from Heron Bay, Ontario discovered additional gold that prospectors flocked to the area. In 1947, Dr. J. Williams and Moses staked 11 claims, which became the Lake Superior Mining Corporation. However, not much development took place until 1979, when Don and David McKinnon, along with John Larche, staked claims in Hemlo and the Manitouwadge area. The Williams Mine started operation in 1985, and produced 445,320 ounces of gold from a 2.45 meter wide ore body. The Golden Giant Mine produced 446,858 ounces in 1994 from a quartz sericite schist host rock. The David Bell Mines produced 204,251 ounces in 1994. The Hemlo gold mines had produced more than 6,000,000 ounces of gold by 1992.[2]
Demographics
2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 5872 (-0.6% from 2011) | 5909 (-10.3% from 2006) |
Land area | 97,009.80 km2 (37,455.69 sq mi) | 97,007.34 km2 (37,454.74 sq mi) |
Population density | 0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi) | 0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi) |
Median age | 51.4 (M: 52.0, F: 50.9) | |
Private dwellings | 6130 (total) | 5782 (total) |
Median household income | $70,886 |
Population trend:[7]
- Population in 2011: 5909
- Population in 2006: 6585
- Population in 2001: 6223
- Population in 1996: 8460 (or 6534 when adjusted to 2001 boundaries)
- Land area: 105,454.69 square kilometres (40,716.28 sq mi)
- Population in 1991: 8168
Parks in Unorganized Thunder Bay
Provincial parks in Unorganized Thunder Bay include:
- Albany River Provincial Park
- Kopka River Provincial Park
- Neys Provincial Park
- Rainbow Falls Provincial Park
- Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
- Steel River Provincial Park
- Wabakimi Provincial Park
It is also home to one National Park of Canada: Pukaskwa National Park.
Transportation
Via Rail's The Canadian serves the Unorganized Thunder District at the communities of Mud River,[8] Ferland,[9] and Auden.[10]
Current services at Mud River station | ||||
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Preceding station | Via Rail | Following station | ||
Armstrong toward Vancouver | The Canadian | Ferland toward Toronto | ||
Former services at Mud River station | ||||
Preceding station | Canadian National Railway | Following station | ||
Willet toward Vancouver | Main Line | Ferland toward Montreal | ||
Current services at Ferland station | ||||
Preceding station | Via Rail | Following station | ||
Mud River toward Vancouver | The Canadian | Auden toward Toronto | ||
Former services at Ferland station | ||||
Preceding station | Canadian National Railway | Following station | ||
Mud River toward Vancouver | Main Line | Jackfish River toward Montreal | ||
Current services at Auden station | ||||
Preceding station | Via Rail | Following station | ||
Ferland toward Vancouver | The Canadian | Nakina toward Toronto |
See also
- Cobalt silver rush
- Greenstone, Ontario
- List of townships in Ontario
- Matachewan, Ontario
- Porcupine Gold Rush
- Red Lake, Ontario
References
- ^ a b "Unorganized Thunder Bay District (Code 3558090) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Barnes, Michael (1995). Gold in Ontario. Erin: The Boston Mills Press. pp. 91–94. ISBN 155046146X.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ^ "Mud River train station | VIA Rail". www.viarail.ca. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Ferland train station | VIA Rail". www.viarail.ca.
- ^ "Auden train station | VIA Rail". www.viarail.ca. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links
Media related to Unorganized Thunder Bay at Wikimedia Commons
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- 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
- 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
- Armstrong
- Aroland
- Collins Lake
- Unorganized Thunder Bay
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