Thunder Bay District

Thunder Bay District
Location of Thunder Bay District in Ontario
Location of Thunder Bay District in Ontario
Coordinates: 50°N 088°W / 50°N 88°W / 50; -88
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
Created1871
Government
 • MPsCarol Hughes (NDP)
Patty Hajdu (Liberal)
Marcus Powlowski (Liberal)[1]
 • MPPsMichael Gravelle (OLP)
Michael Mantha (NDP)
Judith Monteith-Farrell (NDP)
Area
 • Land103,719.51 km2 (40,046.33 sq mi)
Elevation220 m (720 ft)
Highest elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Lowest elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total146,048
 • Density1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zones
East of 90° westUTC-05:00 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-04:00 (EDT)
West of 90° westUTC-06:00 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-05:00 (CDT)
Postal code span
Area code807
Largest communities [5]Thunder Bay (109,140)
Oliver Paipoonge (5,757)
Greenstone (4,906)
The eponymous Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay.

In 2016, the population was 146,048. The land area is 103,719.51 square kilometres (40,046.33 sq mi); the population density was 1.4 per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi).[2] Most of the district (93.5%) is unincorporated and part of the Unorganized Thunder Bay District.

  1. ^ https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/marcus-powlowski(105437)
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cp2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Highest point is 640m, located in Pukaskwa National Park. Thunder Bay is at 183m. 220 is an estimate
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference cp2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Compilation of Northwestern Ontario's 2006 census data

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