Thunder Bay
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.
| City of Thunder Bay | |
     From top, left to right: view from Mount McKay, Lakehead University, Magnus Theatre, City Hall, Tourist Pagoda | |
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| Coordinates: 48°22′56″N 89°14′46″W / 48.38222°N 89.24611°W[2]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[3] |
| • 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) |
| Gross Metropolitan Product | |
| • Thunder Bay CMA | CA$6.2 billion (2020)[11] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
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| GNBC Code | FCWFX[12] |
| Website | www |
Media
Thunder Bay Media
Photograph, Fort William, ON, 1865, Silver salts on paper mounted on card - Albumen process - 7.9 x 14.3 cm
C.N. Railway Station, Thunderbay, Ontario, Canada
Fort William as seen from the International Space Station, December 2008
Thunder Bay is the brightly lit city along the top of Lake Superior, taken at 1:58 AM on 10 November 2017, during ISS Expedition 53.
View of Thunder Bay
Map of Thunder Bay's seven municipal wards
A Persian, local to Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay Historical Museum
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
References
- ↑ Canada's Gateway to the WestPort of Thunder Bay. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ City Hall[usurped], Thunder Bay City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
- ↑ Municipal Code[usurped], by-law 218-2003. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
- ↑ Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay, CityStatistics Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ↑ Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay [Census metropolitan area]Statistics Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ↑ Census Profile, 2016 Census: Thunder Bay [Population centre]Statistics Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ↑ Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000 (19 January 2011). Thunder Bay A, Ontario: Environment Canada. Retrieved 12 April 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. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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