Thunder Bay
city in Thunder Bay District, province of Ontario, Canada
Thunder Bay is the most populous city in Northwestern Ontario, in Canada. Its population was 107,909 as of the 2016 census. Before, it was two cities called Fort William and Port Arthur. Thunder Bay has the second largest population in Northern Ontario, behind Greater Sudbury.
Thunder Bay | |||||||
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City of Thunder Bay | |||||||
From top left: View from Mount McKay, Lakehead University, Magnus Theatre, City Hall, Tourist Pagoda | |||||||
Nickname(s): "Canada’s Gateway to the West", "T-Bay", "Lakehead" or "The Lakehead"[1] | |||||||
Motto(s): Superior by Nature / The Gateway to the West | |||||||
Coordinates: 48°22′56″N 89°14′46″W / 48.38222°N 89.24611°WCoordinates: 48°22′56″N 89°14′46″W / 48.38222°N 89.24611°W | |||||||
Country | Canada | ||||||
Province | Ontario | ||||||
District | Thunder Bay District | ||||||
CMA | Thunder Bay | ||||||
Settled | 1683 as Fort Caministigoyan | ||||||
Amalgamation | January 1, 1970 | ||||||
Electoral Districts Federal | Thunder Bay—Superior North/Thunder Bay—Rainy River | ||||||
Provincial | Thunder Bay—Superior North/Thunder Bay—Atikokan | ||||||
Government | |||||||
• Type | Municipal Government | ||||||
• Mayor | Bill Mauro | ||||||
• City manager | Norm Gale[2] | ||||||
• Governing Body | Thunder Bay City Council | ||||||
• MPs | Patty Hajdu (Liberal) Don Rusnak (Liberal) | ||||||
• MPPs | Michael Gravelle (OLP) Judith Monteith-Farrell (ONDP) | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• City (single-tier) | 447.5 km2 (172.8 sq mi) | ||||||
• Land | 328.24 km2 (126.73 sq mi) | ||||||
• Water | 119.0 km2 (45.9 sq mi) 26.6% | ||||||
• Urban | 179.38 km2 (69.26 sq mi) | ||||||
• Metro | 2,556.37 km2 (987.02 sq mi) | ||||||
Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• City (single-tier) | 107,909 (50th) | ||||||
• Density | 330.1/km2 (855/sq mi) | ||||||
• Urban | 93,952 (33rd) | ||||||
• Urban density | 569.9/km2 (1,476/sq mi) | ||||||
• Metro | 121,621 (33rd) | ||||||
• Metro density | 47.6/km2 (123/sq mi) | ||||||
Demonym(s) | Thunder Bayer | ||||||
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) | ||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | ||||||
Forward sortation area | |||||||
Area code(s) | 807 | ||||||
NTS Map | 052A06 | ||||||
GNBC Code | FCWFX | ||||||
Website | www |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Canada's Gateway to the West". Port of Thunder Bay. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ↑ Smith, Jamie. "Norm Gale appointed city manager at city council meeting Monday," TB News Watch (January 11, 2016). Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ City Hall, Thunder Bay City Council. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
- ↑ Municipal Code, by-law 218-2003. Retrieved June 2, 2007.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Thunder Bay, Ontario (Code 3558004) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Thunder Bay (census metropolitan area) (Code 595) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Thunder Bay (population centre) (Code 0935) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ↑ The Port of Thunder Bay, The Transportation Sector. City of Thunder Bay. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ↑ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Thunder Bay A, Ontario: Environment Canada. January 19, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.