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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 | |
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| 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 | |
  Thunder Bay Location of Thunder Bay  Thunder Bay Thunder Bay (Canada) | |
| 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) Marcus Powlowski (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 |
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.
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.
- ↑ 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 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay, City". Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay [Census metropolitan area]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay [Population centre]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Thunder Bay A, Ontario: Environment Canada. January 19, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.[permanent dead link]
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