Shuniah, Ontario

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Shuniah
Municipality
Township hall
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 (Township) 1873
Incorporated (Municipality) 2011
Government
 • Reeve Maria Harding
 • Federal riding Thunder Bay—Superior North
 • Prov. riding Thunder Bay—Superior North
Area[1]
 • Land 570.98 km2 (220.46 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,737
 • Density 4.8/km2 (12/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 /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.

Since 1994 the township reeve has been Maria Harding.

Demographics

Canada census – Shuniah, Ontario community profile
 201120062001

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

2737 (-6.0% from 2006)
570.98 km2 (220.46 sq mi)
4.8 /km2 (12 /sq mi)
51.7 (M: 52.6, F: 50.7)
2156

2913 (18.1% from 2001)
569.18 km2 (219.76 sq mi)
5.1 /km2 (13 /sq mi)
48.4 (M: 48.6, F: 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 (M: 44.3, F: 44.2)
2084
$56,891

References: 2011[1] 2006[2] 2001[3]

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 2737
  • Population in 2006: 2913
  • Population in 2001: 2466
  • Population in 1996: 2346
  • Population in 1991: 2182
Thunder Bay of Lake Superior at Shuniah Township

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Shuniah, Ontario (Code 3558028) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-29. 
  2. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  3. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. 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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