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Country
  
Canada

Time zone
  
EST (UTC-5)

Province
  
Ontario

Postal Code FSA
  
P0T

District
  
Thunder Bay

Population
  
5,909 (2011)

Area code
  
807

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Unorganized Thunder Bay District is an unorganized area in northwestern Ontario, Canada in Thunder Bay District. It comprises all parts of the district that are not part of an incorporated municipality or a First Nations reserve.

Contents

Map of Unorganized Thunder Bay District, ON, Canada

Most of the territory is within the Eastern Time Zone, but the part west of the 90th meridian is in the Central Time Zone.

Local service boards

  • Armstrong
  • East Gorham
  • Hurkett
  • Kaministiquia
  • Lappe
  • Rossport
  • Shebandowan
  • Other communities

  • Auden
  • Burchell Lake
  • Collins
  • English River (on boundary with Kenora District)
  • Finmark
  • Flindt Landing
  • Harvey
  • Hemlo
  • Kashabowie
  • Melgund
  • Nolalu
  • Ombabika
  • Pays Plat
  • Raith
  • Savant Lake
  • Shabaqua
  • Shabaqua Corners
  • Silver Islet
  • Silver Mountain
  • Staunton
  • Sorrell Lake
  • Suomi
  • Upsala
  • Demographics

    Population trend:

  • Population in 2011: 5909
  • Population in 2006: 6585
  • Population in 2001: 6223
  • Population in 1996: 8460 (or 6534 when adjusted to 2001 boundaries)
  • Land area: 105,454.69 square kilometres (40,716.28 sq mi)
  • Population in 1991: 8168
  • Parks in Unorganized Thunder Bay

    Provincial parks in Unorganized Thunder Bay include:

  • Albany River Provincial Park
  • Kopka River Provincial Park
  • Neys Provincial Park
  • Rainbow Falls Provincial Park
  • Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
  • Steel River Provincial Park
  • Wabakimi Provincial Park
  • It is also home to one National Park of Canada: Pukaskwa National Park.

    History

    Gold was noted in the area since 1869, but it wasn't until Peter Moses from Heron Bay, discovered additional gold that prospectors flocked to the area. In 1947, Dr. J. Williams and Moses staked 11 claims, which became the Lake Superior Mining Corporation. However, not much development took place until 1979, when Don and David McKinnon, along with John Larche, staked claims in Hemlo and the Manitouwadge area. The Williams Mine started operation in 1985, and produced 445,320 ounces of gold from a 2.45 meter wide ore body. The Golden Giant Mine produced 446,858 ounces in 1994 from a quartz sericite schist host rock. The David Bell Mines produced 204,251 ounces in 1994. The Hemlo gold mines had produced more than 6,000,000 ounces of gold by 1992.

    References

    Unorganized Thunder Bay District Wikipedia