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Manitoulin District

Coordinates: 45°46′N 82°12′W / 45.767°N 82.200°W / 45.767; -82.200
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Manitoulin District
District
Location of Manitoulin District within Ontario
Location of Manitoulin District within Ontario
Coordinates: 45°46′N 82°12′W / 45.767°N 82.200°W / 45.767; -82.200
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
Created1888
Government
 • MPCarol Hughes
 • MPPMichael Mantha
Area
[1]
 • Land3,107.11 km2 (1,199.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
13,255
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code span
P0P
Area code705
SeatGore Bay

Manitoulin District is a district in Northeastern Ontario within the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1888 from part of Algoma District. The district seat is Gore Bay.

It comprises Manitoulin Island primarily, as well as a number of smaller islands surrounding it, such as Barrie, Cockburn, and Great La Cloche islands. Previously it included the municipality of Killarney on the mainland, until this was transferred to Sudbury District in the late 1990s. Subsequently, more mainland portions were added to Killarney and these, together with Unorganized Mainland Manitoulin District, were also transferred to Sudbury District in 2006, about 1,600 square kilometres (600 sq mi) in all.[2]

Geography

The district has an area of 3,107.11 square kilometres (1,199.66 sq mi),[1] making it the smallest district in Ontario. It is located in the northern part of Lake Huron, separated from the mainland by the North Channel to the north and by the Georgian Bay to the east.

Islands included within the district are:[3]

  • Barrie Island
  • Bedford Island
  • Burnt Islands (Big and Northwest)
  • Clapperton Island
  • Club Island
  • Cockburn Island
  • Duck Islands (Great, Middle, Outer, and Western)
  • East Rous Island
  • Fitzwilliam Island
  • Goat Island
  • Great La Cloche Island
  • Greene Island
  • Henry Island
  • Heywood Island
  • Manitoulin Island
  • Rabbit Island
  • Strawberry Island
  • Thibault Island
  • Vidal Island
  • Wall Island
  • Yeo Island

Subdivisions

Gore Bay

Towns

Name of Town Population Ref.
Gore Bay 867
Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands 2,706

Townships

Name of Township Population Ref.
Assiginack 1,013
Billings 603
Burpee and Mills 343
Central Manitoulin 2,084
Cockburn Island 0
Gordon/Barrie Island 490
Tehkummah 436

Unorganized areas

Name of Area Population Ref.
Manitoulin, Unorganized, Mainland (dissolved) 5
Manitoulin, Unorganized, West Part, includes Local services boards: 
Dawson, Robinson
169

First Nations reserves

Name of Reserve Population Ref.
M'Chigeeng (West Bay) 939
Sheguiandah 154
Sheshegwaning 118
Sucker Creek 365
Whitefish River 487
Wikwemikong 2,592
Zhiibaahaasing (Cockburn Island) 55

Demographics

Canada census – Manitoulin District community profile
20162011
Population13,255 (1.6% from 2011)13,048 (3.3% from 2006)
Land area3,107.11 km2 (1,199.66 sq mi)
Population density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Median age46.6 (M: 46.2, F: 47.1)
Private dwellings9,537 (total)  9281 (total) 
Median household income
Notes: 2006 population adjusted for 2011 boundaries is 12,631.
References: 2016[4] 2011[1] earlier[5][6]

Services

Like the other districts of Northern Ontario, the Manitoulin District does not have a county or regional municipality tier of government. All services in the district are provided either by the individual municipalities or directly by the provincial government. Services are provided jointly with the Sudbury District from its district seat in Espanola.

Organizations

Provincial highways

Manitoulin District is served by only one primary provincial highway, Highway 6. This highway enters the district at the ferry docks in South Baymouth, in the township of Tehkummah, where the Chi-Cheemaun ferry travels to and from Tobermory in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula. It exits the district in the Whitefish River First Nation, just south of Whitefish Falls, when it crosses into the Sudbury District.

A number of secondary provincial highways, the equivalent in a district to a county or municipal road in Southern Ontario, serve the communities of Manitoulin Island. These are:

Highway Extension
6 connects with 540 and 542
540 from the community of Little Current (Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands) to Meldrum Bay, the westernmost settlement on the island
540A connects Barrie Island to Highway 540
540B connects Gore Bay to Highway 540
542 extends from Highway 540 south of Gore Bay to Highway 6 near Tehkummah
542A connects the community of Tehkummah to Highway 542
551 from M'Chigeeng (West Bay) to Providence Bay (Central Manitoulin)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. ^ "Annual changes to census subdivision codes, names and types, between 2006 and 2011, by province and territory, and by year". Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2011. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  3. ^ Geomatics Office, Ministry of Transportation (2008). Ontario, Canada, 2008/2009 official road map (2008-2009 ed.). St. Catherines, Ont.: Geomatics Office. ISBN 9781424955435.
  4. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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