Manitoulin District | |
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Gore Bay | |
Location of Manitoulin District in Ontario | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
Created | 1888 |
Government | |
• MP | Carol Hughes |
• MPP | Michael Mantha |
Area | |
• Total | 4,759.74 km2 (2,957 sq mi) |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 13,090 |
• Density | 2.8/km2 (1.7/sq mi) |
Canada 2006 Census | |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
Postal code span | P0P |
Area code(s) | 705 |
Seat | Gore 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 and a number of small islands around it, making it the smallest district in Ontario. Previously it included the municipality of Killarney on the mainland, until this was transferred to Sudbury District in the late 1990s. However, the district still includes a small mainland portion which is part of the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve.
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In 2001, the population of Manitoulin District was 12,679; in 2006, it had risen to 13,090. The district's land area is 4,759.74 km (2,957 mi), for a population density of 2.8 people/km (1.7 people/mi). There are no visible minorities in the district; however, almost 40 per cent of the district's population is First Nations.[1]
Like the other districts of Northern Ontario, the Manitoulin District does not have a county or regional municipality tier of municipal government. All services in the district are provided either by the individual municipalities or directly by the provincial government. However, the Manitoulin District does not have its own administrative area for provincial government services — instead, services are provided jointly with the Sudbury District from its district seat in Espanola.
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 |
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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) |
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