Shuniah, Ontario

Shuniah, Ontario
Shuniah
—  Township  —
Shuniah is located in Ontario
Shuniah
Coordinates: 48°35′N 88°50′W / 48.583°N 88.833°W / 48.583; -88.833Coordinates: 48°35′N 88°50′W / 48.583°N 88.833°W / 48.583; -88.833
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Thunder Bay
Settled 1860s
Incorporated 1873
Government
 – Reeve Maria Harding
 – Federal riding Thunder Bay—Superior North
 – Prov. riding Thunder Bay—Superior North
Area[1]
 – Land 569.18 km2 (219.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 – Total 2,913
 – Density 5.1/km2 (13.2/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code FSA P0T
Area code(s) 807
Website www.shuniah.org

Shuniah (play /ˈʃuːnjə/) is a municipal township bordering the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada on the east. Shuniah was incorporated by an act of the Ontario legislature in 1873, and at that time included much of present-day Thunder Bay and its predecessor and surrounding municipalities. Shuniah, named after the Ojibwa word "zhooniyaa" for "money" or "silver" (see the French argent), was settled largely due to silver mining potential identified in the mid-19th century.

The township is part of Thunder Bay's Census Metropolitan Area, and consists of the communities of Amethyst Harbour, Ancliff, Bowker, Loon, Mackenzie, Navilus, Pass Lake, Pearl, Silver Harbour and Wild Goose.

Serving today primarily as a rural bedroom community to Thunder Bay, Shuniah is also a popular cottaging locale with 40 kilometres of Lake Superior's northern shoreline. The township was home to the Lake Superior Trout Hunt during the 1970s and 80s. In 2006, the population stood at 2,913.

Since 1994 the township reeve has been Maria Harding.

Demographics

v · d · eCanada census – Shuniah, Ontario Community Profile
  2006 2001  

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:

2913 (18.1% from 2001)
569.18 km2 (219.76 sq mi)
5.1 /km2 (13 /sq mi)
48.4 (males: 48.6, females: 48.0)
2106
$61,970

2466 (5.1% from 1996)
569.20 km2 (219.77 sq mi)
4.3 /km2 (11 /sq mi)
44.3 (males: 44.3, females: 44.2)
2084
$56,891
References: 2006[2] 2001[3]

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2006: 2913
  • Population in 2001: 2466
  • Population in 1996: 2346
  • Population in 1991: 2182

References

  1. ^ a b "Shuniah community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3558028&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Shuniah&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  2. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  3. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links


Unorganized Thunder Bay District Dorion
Unorg. Thunder Bay District Black Bay (Lake Superior)
   Shuniah Twp.    
City of Thunder Bay Thunder Bay (Lake Superior) Unorg. Thunder Bay District (Sibley Peninsula)
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Townships
Conmee • Dorion • Gillies • Manitouwadge • Neebing • Nipigon • O'Connor • Oliver Paipoonge • Red Rock • Schreiber • Shuniah • Terrace Bay
First Nations
Aroland • 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 • Namaygoosisagagun • Saugeen (Savant Lake) • Pays Plat • Pic River • Pic Mobert • Red Rock (Lake Helen) • Seine River • Whitesand
Indian Reserves
Armstrong • Aroland • Fort William • Ginoogaming (Long Lac 77) • Gull River • Lac Des Mille Lacs 22A1 • Lake Helen • Long Lake 58 • Ojibway Saugeen • Pays Plat • Pic Mobert North • Pic Mobert South • Pic River • Red Rock • Rocky Bay • Seine River 22A2 • Seine River 23A • Seine River 23B • Whitesand
Unorganized areas
Unorganized Thunder Bay (Local services boards: Armstrong • Hurkett • Kaministiquia • Lappe • Rossport • Shebandowan)
Ghost towns
See also: Communities in Thunder Bay District • Census divisions of Ontario

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