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Thunder Bay District

Coordinates: 50°N 088°W / 50°N 88°W / 50; -88
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Thunder Bay District
District
Location of Thunder Bay District in Ontario
Location of Thunder Bay District in Ontario
Coordinates: 50°N 088°W / 50°N 88°W / 50; -88
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
Created1871
Government
 • MPsCarol Hughes (NDP)
Patty Hajdu (Liberal)
Marcus Powlowski (Liberal)[1]
 • MPPsMichael Gravelle (OLP)
Michael Mantha (NDP)
Judith Monteith-Farrell (NDP)
Area
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 • Land102,895.48 km2 (39,728.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
146,862
 • Density1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zones
East of 90° westUTC-05:00 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-04:00 (EDT)
West of 90° westUTC-06:00 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-05:00 (CDT)
Postal code span
P0S, P0T, P7A to P7G, P7J to P7L
Area code807
Largest communities [3]Thunder Bay (109,140)
Oliver Paipoonge (5,757)
Greenstone (4,906)
The eponymous Thunder Bay

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

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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:

Subdivisions

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Municipalities

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First Nations and their Indian Reserves

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Unorganized areas

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Demographics

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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
202120162011
Population146,862 (+0.6% from 2016)146,048 (0.0% from 2011)146,057 (−2.0% from 2006)
Land area102,895.48 km2 (39,728.17 sq mi)103,722.82 km2 (40,047.60 sq mi)
Population density1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Median age44.8 (M: 43.2, F: 46.0)45.0 (M: 44.0, F: 45.9)
Private dwellings72,510 (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
YearPop.±%
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%
YearPop.±%
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%
YearPop.±%
1996157,619−0.7%
2001150,860−4.3%
2006149,063−1.2%
2011146,057−2.0%
2016146,048−0.0%
2021146,862+0.6%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada[2][10][11]

Further reading

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marcus-powlowski(105437)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2006 census data
  4. ^ "Ontario-Manitoba Boundary Case". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
  5. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  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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