| Assiginack |
| — Township — |
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The SS Norisle at the Manitowaning Heritage Complex |
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| Coordinates: 45°44′N 81°48′W / 45.733°N 81.8°W / 45.733; -81.8Coordinates: 45°44′N 81°48′W / 45.733°N 81.8°W / 45.733; -81.8 |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Ontario |
| District |
Manitoulin |
| Government |
| • Type |
Township |
| • Reeve |
Clyde "Bud" Rohn |
| • MP |
Carol Hughes (NDP) |
| • MPP |
Michael Mantha (NDP) |
| Area[1] |
| • Land |
227.87 km2 (87.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] |
| • Total |
960 |
| • Density |
4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone |
EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) |
EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code FSA |
P0P |
| Area code(s) |
705 |
| Website |
www.assiginack.ca |
Assiginack is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island. An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected on the grounds of the Assiginack Museum by the province to commemorate the Manitoulin Treaties' role in Ontario's heritage. [2]
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Contents
- 1 Communities
- 2 Demographics
- 3 References
- 4 External links
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Communities
The principal community in the township is Manitowaning, which was founded in 1836 as a centre of the island's Aboriginal education.
Manitowaning Bay is an excellent natural harbour, the community has a marina with good docking facilities. From its early history, Manitowaning was a regular port of call for schooners and steamboats from many points on the Great Lakes. Manitowaning was the first and last scheduled stop on Manitoulin Island, for the ships of the Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited. The old steamboat wharf is now part of the community's Museum Heritage Complex, home of the SS Norisle. Cardwell Street in Manitowaning continues east of the community, becoming the primary access road to the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve.
Smaller communities in the township include Bass Creek, Bidwell, Clover Valley, Eagles Nest, Hilly Grove, The Slash, Squirrel Town and Vanzant's Point.
Demographics
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Canada census – Assiginack Community Profile
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2011 |
2006 |
2001 |
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Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:
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960 (5.0% from 2006)
227.87 km2 (87.98 sq mi)
4.2 /km2 (11 /sq mi)
707
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914 (-1.8% from 2001)
227.44 km2 (87.82 sq mi)
4.0 /km2 (10 /sq mi)
48.5 (M: 46.4, F: 49.7)
709
$51,039
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931 (0.5% from 1996)
227.32 km2 (87.77 sq mi)
4.1 /km2 (11 /sq mi)
42.7 (M: 42.3, F: 42.9)
707
$36,462
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References: 2011[1] 2006[3] 2001[4]
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References
- ^ a b c "Assiginack census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3551011&Geo2=CD&Code2=3551&Data=Count&SearchText=Assiginack&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ Ontario Plaque
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
External links
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Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, Sheguiandah 24 |
North Channel |
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| Central Manitoulin |
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Wikwemikong |
 Assiginack  |
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| Tehkummah |
South Bay / Wikwemikong |
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Manitoulin District, Ontario
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| Towns |
- Gore Bay
- Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands
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| Townships |
- Assiginack
- Billings
- Burpee and Mills
- Central Manitoulin
- Cockburn Island
- Gordon/Barrie Island
- Tehkummah
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| Indian Reserves |
- M'Chigeeng (West Bay)
- Sheguiandah
- Sheshegwaning
- Sucker Creek
- Whitefish River
- Wikwemikong
- Zhiibaahaasing (Cockburn Island)
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