O'Connor | |
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| Township of O'Connor | |
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| Motto: Country Living at its Best | |
  O'Connor | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′N 89°42′W / 48.367°N 89.700°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| CMA | Thunder Bay |
| Settled | 1887 |
| Incorporated | 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Vezina |
| • Federal riding | Thunder Bay—Rainy River |
| • Prov. riding | Thunder Bay—Atikokan |
| Area | |
| • Land | 108.78 km2 (42.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 663 |
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0T 1W0 |
| Area code | 807 |
| Website | www.oconnortownship.ca |
O'Connor is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the city of Thunder Bay. The municipality was formed on January 1, 1907. The township serves as a bedroom community of Thunder Bay, with some agriculture, and is part of Thunder Bay's Census Metropolitan Area.
The township was opened to settlement in 1887 because of the silver mining boom, and named by the Ontario government after Port Arthur businessman, alderman and police magistrate James Joseph O'Connor (1857–1930).[2]
The current mayor of O'Connor is Jim Vezina. The township has four councillors, Chantal Alkins, Kevin Foekens, Jerry Loan, and Bishop Racicot.[3]
The township maintains a disposal site, a skating rink, basketball court, and a fire station staffed by volunteer fire fighters. The township produces and distributes a newsletter called The Cornerstone.
O'Connor's primary industry is agriculture. Many residents commute to work either to Thunder Bay or the surrounding woodlands.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: O'Connor, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ F.B. Scollie, Thunder Bay Mayors & Councillors 1873-1945 (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 2000), 121-122
- ^ O'Connor Township.com directory. Retrieved on 23 September 2007.