The North Shore, Ontario

The North Shore
Township (single-tier)
Township of The North Shore
North Shore municipal offices.
North Shore municipal offices.
The North Shore is located in Ontario
The North Shore
The North Shore
Coordinates: 46°14′N 82°38′W / 46.233°N 82.633°W / 46.233; -82.633
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictAlgoma
Incorporated1978
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorTony Moor
 • Governing BodyNorth Shore Township Council
 • MPCarol Hughes (NDP)
 • MPPMichael Mantha (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land239.08 km2 (92.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total497
 • Density2.1/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code FSA
P0R
Area code(s)705, 249
Websitewww.townshipofthenorthshore.ca

The North Shore is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Algoma District. The township had a population of 497 in the Canada 2016 Census. It is along the north shore of the North Channel of Lake Huron (hence its name), with its main communities all along Highway 17.

Communities

Algoma Mills

Algoma Mills is located between the North Channel and Lauzon Lake, near the township's western boundary with Blind River. The Algoma Mills Water Aerodrome serves the community.

Moiles Mills

Moiles Mills is a ghost town. It was established as a lumber town in April 1889 and burned down in 1918. The former townsite is now the site of John Island Camp, a children's summer camp operated by the YMCA.

Serpent River

Serpent River is located at the junction of highways 17 and 108.

Spragge

Originally known as Cook's Mills, in 1882 the Cook Brothers Lumber Company established a sawmill at this location on the north shore of Lake Huron. The mill operated until 1906 when it was sold to Waldie Brothers Lumber Company. With the mill no longer in Cook's ownership, Spragge (the original name of the township in which it is located), was adopted as the name of the community. Waldie Brothers in turn sold the mill to McFadden and Malloy in 1913.

Over time a small village with a school, hotel, barbershop, general store was created, and by 1926 the community had a population of about 300 people. Sawmill activity was terminated in Spragge in the early 1930s following a disastrous fire, which eliminated the mill, lumber inventory, docks and most of the town. The town subsequently revived with the discovery of uranium and copper deposits in the area, leading to a thriving mining industry.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, The North Shore had a population of 531 living in 249 of its 365 total private dwellings, a change of 6.8% from its 2016 population of 497. With a land area of 230.17 km2 (88.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Canada census – The North Shore, Ontario community profile
20162011
Population497 (-2.4% from 2011)509 (-7.3% from 2006)
Land area239.08 km2 (92.31 sq mi)238.94 km2 (92.26 sq mi)
Population density2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Median age59.9 (M: 60.8, F: 58.7)56.2 (M: 56.8, F: 55.9)
Private dwellings367 (total)  370 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2016[1] 2011[3] earlier[4][5]

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2016: 497
  • Population in 2011: 509
  • Population in 2006: 549
  • Population in 2001: 544
  • Population in 1996: 678
  • Population in 1991: 729

Images

  • Algoma Mills and Lauzon Lake
    Algoma Mills and Lauzon Lake
  • Turn of the century view of the main street in Moiles Mills
    Turn of the century view of the main street in Moiles Mills
  • Serpent River
    Serpent River
  • Spragge
    Spragge
  • Marina in Spragge
    Marina in Spragge

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  4. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

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