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Thunder Bay

Coordinates: 48°22′56″N 89°14′46″W / 48.38222°N 89.24611°W / 48.38222; -89.24611[2]
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Thunder Bay
City of Thunder Bay
From top, left to right: view from Mount McKay, Lakehead University, Magnus Theatre, City Hall, Tourist Pagoda
Flag of Thunder Bay
Coat of arms of Thunder Bay
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 is located in Ontario
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
Location of Thunder Bay in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°22′56″N 89°14′46″W / 48.38222°N 89.24611°W / 48.38222; -89.24611[2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictThunder Bay
CMAThunder Bay
Settled1683 as Fort Caministigoyan
Amalgamation1 January 1970
Electoral Districts     
Federal

Thunder Bay—Superior North/Thunder Bay—Rainy River
ProvincialThunder Bay—Superior North/Thunder Bay—Atikokan
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Government
 • MayorKen Boshcoff
 • City managerNorm Gale[3]
 • Governing BodyThunder Bay City Council
 • MPsPatty Hajdu (Liberal)
Marcus Powlowski (Liberal)
 • MPPsLise Vaugeois (ONDP)
Kevin Holland (Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario)
Area
 • City (single-tier)447.5 km2 (172.8 sq mi)
 • Land328.24 km2 (126.73 sq mi)
 • Water119.0 km2 (45.9 sq mi)  26.6%
 • Urban
179.38 km2 (69.26 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,556.37 km2 (987.02 sq mi)
Elevation199 m (653 ft)
Population
 • City (single-tier)108,843 (51st)
 • Density332.1/km2 (860/sq mi)
 • Urban
95,266 (36th)
 • Urban density1,253/km2 (3,250/sq mi)
 • Metro
123,258 (34th)
 • Metro density48.3/km2 (125/sq mi)
DemonymThunder Bayer
Gross Metropolitan Product
 • Thunder Bay CMACA$6.2 billion (2020)[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code807
NTS Map52A6 Thunder Bay
GNBC CodeFCWFX[12]
Websitewww.thunderbay.ca

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.

CKPR 580

CJSD 94.3

References

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  1. "Canada's Gateway to the West". Port of Thunder Bay. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  2. "Thunder Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. 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.
  4. City Hall[usurped], Thunder Bay City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
  5. Municipal Code[usurped], by-law 218-2003. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
  6. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay, City". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  7. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay [Census metropolitan area]". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  8. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay [Population centre]". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  9. "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.
  10. Census Search "Thunder Bay" Archived 3 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine Statistics Canada. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  11. "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.
  12. "Thunder Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.