Billings, Ontario

Billings
Township (single-tier)
Township of Billings

Billings
Coordinates: 45°54′N 82°15′W / 45.900°N 82.250°W / 45.900; -82.250Coordinates: 45°54′N 82°15′W / 45.900°N 82.250°W / 45.900; -82.250
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Manitoulin
Incorporated	1884
Government
• Type	Township
• Reeve	Austin Hunt
• MP	Carol Hughes (NDP)
• MPP	Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area^[1]
• Land	209.30 km² (80.81 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	506
• Density	2.4/km² (6/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	P0P 1J0
Area code(s)	705
Website	www.billingstwp.ca

Billings is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as the name of a community within that township.

Located in the Manitoulin District, the township had a population of 506 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Communities

The primary community in the township is Kagawong. There are three smaller communities: Billings, Bowser's Corner, and Pleasant Valley.

Kagawong

Kagawong's harbour is located on Mudge Bay and is home to the Kagawong Lighthouse, which has been in continuous service since 1888. The name Kagawong means "where mists rise from falling waters", a reference to the nearby Bridal Veil Falls on the Kagawong River, in the Ojibwe language. Kagawong is home to numerous tourist attractions, including a Transportation and Communication Museum, Bridal Veil Falls, St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church and a sand beach.

Kagawong is the nearest port of call to the islands of the North Channel, being directly south of Clapperton Island and the Benjamin Islands.

The waterfront of Kagawong.

Demographics

Canada census – Billings, Ontario community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	506 (-6.1% from 2006) 209.30 km² (80.81 sq mi) 2.4/km² (6.2/sq mi) 704	539 (-2.2% from 2001) 209.15 km² (80.75 sq mi) 2.6/km² (6.7/sq mi) 53.6 (M: 53.6, F: 53.5) 618 $42,733	551 (2.4% from 1996) 208.29 km² (80.42 sq mi) 2.6/km² (6.7/sq mi) 50.1 (M: 49.5, F: 50.3) 613 $40,038

References: 2011^[2] 2006^[3] 2001^[4]

References

1 2 "Billings census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.

External links

Township of Billings

Spanish
North Channel

Unorganized South East Algoma
North Channel

Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands
North Channel

Gordon/Barrie Island

Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands

Billings

M'Chigeeng 22, Central Manitoulin

Manitoulin District, Ontario

Towns	Gore Bay Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands

Townships	Assiginack Billings Burpee and Mills Central Manitoulin Cockburn Island Gordon/Barrie Island Tehkummah

First Nations	Aundeck Omni Kaning M'Chigeeng Sheguiandah Sheshegwaning Whitefish River Wikwemikong Zhiibaahaasing

Indian reserves	M'Chigeeng 22 (West Bay 22) Sheguiandah 24 Sheshegwaning 20 Sucker Creek 23 Whitefish River 4 Wikwemikong Zhiibaahaasing 19A (Cockburn Island 19A)

Unorganized terrtories	Mainland West Part

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