Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay | |
|---|---|
| City of Thunder Bay | |
     From top, left to right: view from Mount McKay, Lakehead University, Magnus Theatre, City Hall, Tourist Pagoda | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: "Canada's Gateway to the West", "T-Bay", "Lakehead" or "The Lakehead"[1] | |
| Motto: Superior by Nature / The Gateway to the West | |
  Thunder Bay Location of Thunder Bay in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′56″N 89°14′46″W / 48.38222°N 89.24611°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| CMA | Thunder Bay |
| Settled | 1683 as Fort Caministigoyan |
| Amalgamation | 1 January 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 | Ken Boshcoff |
| • City manager | Norm Gale[5] |
| • Governing Body | Thunder Bay City Council |
| • MPs | Patty Hajdu (Liberal) Marcus Powlowski (Liberal) |
| • MPPs | Lise Vaugeois (ONDP) Kevin Holland (Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario) |
| 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) | 108,843 (51st) |
| • Density | 332.1/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 95,266 (36th) |
| • Urban density | 1,253/km2 (3,250/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 123,258 (34th) |
| • Metro density | 48.3/km2 (125/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Thunder Bayer |
| Gross Metropolitan Product | |
| • Thunder Bay CMA | CA$6.2 billion (2020)[11] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code | 807 |
| NTS Map | 52A6 Thunder Bay |
| GNBC Code | FCWFX[12] |
| Website | www |
Thunder Bay is the most populous city in Northwestern Ontario, in Canada. Its population was 108,843 as of the 2021 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.
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Canada's Gateway to the West". Port of Thunder Bay. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- 1 2 "Thunder Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ City Hall[usurped], Thunder Bay City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
- ↑ Municipal Code[usurped], by-law 218-2003. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
- ↑ Smith, Jamie. "Norm Gale appointed city manager at city council meeting Monday Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine", TB News Watch (11 January 2016). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay, City". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay [Census metropolitan area]". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay [Population centre]". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Thunder Bay A, Ontario: Environment Canada. January 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Census Search "Thunder Bay" Archived 3 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine Statistics Canada. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ↑ "Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Thunder Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
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