Oliver Paipoonge, Ontario
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| Oliver Paipoonge | |
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| Country | Canada  |
| Province | Ontario  |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay District |
| CMA | Thunder Bay |
| Established | 1 January 1997 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Lucia Kloosterhuis |
| Area | |
| - City | 350.27 km² (135.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - City | 5,757 |
| - Density | 16.4/km² (42.5/sq mi) |
| - Metro | 122,907 |
| - Metro Density | 48.19/km² (124.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | P0T 1W0 Kakabeka Falls P0T 2G0 Murillo |
| Area code(s) | 807 |
| Website: Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge | |
Oliver Paipoonge is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located directly west of the city of Thunder Bay. The municipality was formed on January 1, 1997, with the amalgamation of the former Township of Oliver and Municipality of Paipoonge. It contains three villages, Kakabeka Falls, Murillo and Rosslyn. Other notable settlements are the Slate River Valley and Stanley. The remainder of the municipality is agricultural or rural.
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[edit] Politics
The municipal office of Oliver Paipoonge is located in the village of Murillo. The current mayor of Oliver Paipoonge is Lucia Kloosterhuis; first elected as Mayer in 2003, having previously served as a councillor in both Oliver Paipoonge and the former Municipality of Paipoonge. The first female elected as mayor in Oliver Township was Iris Calvert, in 1991. Previously, the Municipality of Paipoonge had not elected a female as mayor.
[edit] Geography
The geography of Oliver Paipoonge transitions from river valleys in the south, through flat open farmland and rolling hills in the central areas, to the rough Canadian Shield in the north. The most notable geographic feature is Kakabeka Falls, located on the western edge of the municipality in Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park.
[edit] Transportation
The municipality is served by three major highways. Highways 61 and 130 are located in the southeast corner of the municipality and serves as the backbone of the Slate River Valley, an agricultural community. Highway 130 connects to Trans-Canada Highway 11/17 at Rosslyn, the largest settlement. It also serves as the main street for Kakabeka Falls. Approximately half of the population of Oliver Paipoonge lives within five kilometres of Highway 11/17. 102 runs through the northeast corner of the municipality. A small grass airstrip is located northeast of Kakabeka Falls, and two rail lines run through the municipality.
[edit] Economy
Oliver Paipoonge's primary industry is agriculture, followed with tourism focused around Kakabeka Falls and forest products manufacturing in Murillo and Rosslyn. Many residents commute to work either to Thunder Bay or the surrounding woodlands.
[edit] Population and demographics
[1] According to the 2001 census, there were 5,862 people residing in Oliver Paipoonge, of whom 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Children under five accounted for approximately 4.9% of the resident population of Oliver Paipoonge. This compares with 5.8% in Ontario as a whole, and almost 5.6% for Canada overall.
In mid-2001, 9.7% of the resident population in Oliver Paipoonge were of retirement age (65 and over for males and females) compared with 13.2% in Canada. The average age is 37.9 years of age comparing to 37.6 years of age for all of Canada.
In the five years between 1996 and 2001, the population of Oliver Paipoonge declined by 0.8% compared with an increase of 6.1% for Ontario province as a whole. Population density of Oliver Paipoonge averaged 16.7 people per square kilometre, compared with an average of 12.6 for Ontario altogether.
[edit] Religion
The 2001 census states that 81.2 per cent of Oliver Paipoonge residents belong to a Christian (28.5% Roman Catholic, 50.1% Protestant, and 2.6% other Christian, mostly Orthodox) denomination. Those who follow religions like Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and others make up 1.5% of the population combined, while the remaining 17.3% are non-religious.
[edit] Sites of Interest
Each year Kakabeka Falls hosts a street fair, Murillo hosts the Murillo Fall Fair and the Slate River area hosts the Slate River Ploughing Match.
There are two museums in the municipality: the Paipoonge Museum in Rosslyn and the Pioneer Museum in the Slate River Valley.
[edit] Education
Oliver Paipoonge is located in the Thunder Bay CMA, and is therefore served by the Lakehead District School Board. There are 3 schools located in Oliver Paipoonge, Crestview Public School in Murillo, Kakabeka Falls Public School and Whitefish Valley Public School, both located in Kakabeka Falls. High schools students are bused to Thunder Bay. A daycare centre is located in Murillo.
[edit] Surrounding Municipalities
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Kaministiquia | Thunder Bay, Unorganized | Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Shuniah | |
| Conmee, O'Connor |  |
Thunder Bay, Fort William First Nation | ||
 Oliver Paipoonge  |
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| Gillies, Nolalu | Neebing | Neebing |
