Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
| Sault Ste. Marie | ||
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| City of Sault Ste. Marie | ||
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| Nickname(s): "The Soo" | ||
| Motto: "Naturally Gifted" | ||
 Sault Ste. Marie
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| Coordinates: 46°32′N 84°21′W / 46.533°N 84.350°WCoordinates: 46°32′N 84°21′W / 46.533°N 84.350°W | ||
| Country | Canada | |
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 Ontario
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| District | Algoma | |
| Incorporated | 1888 (town) | |
| Incorporated | 1912 (city) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Corporation | |
| • Mayor | Christian Provenzano | |
| • Council | Sault Ste. Marie City Council | |
| • MP | Terry Sheehan | |
| • MPP | Vacant (by-election pending) | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 223.26 km2 (86.20 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 57.46 km2 (22.19 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 805.38 km2 (310.96 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 192.00 m (629.92 ft) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • City (single-tier) | 73,368 | |
| • Density | 336.6/km2 (872/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 67,646 | |
| • Urban density | 1,177.2/km2 (3,049/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 78,159 | |
| • Metro density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (UTC-4) | |
| Postal code FSA | P6A, P6B, P6C | |
| Area code(s) | (705) and (249) | |
Highways Highway 17 I-75
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 Highway 550
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| Website | saultstemarie |
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CA rank: 46th in Canada Municipal rank: 66th in Canada |
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Sault Ste. Marie (/ˈsuː seɪnt məˈriː/ "Soo Saint Marie") is a city on the St. Marys River in Ontario, Canada, close to the US-Canada border. It is the seat of the Algoma District and the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay.
To the south, across the river, is the United States and the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. These two communities were one city until a new treaty after the War of 1812 established the border between Canada and the United States in this area at the St. Mary's River. In the 21st century, the two cities are joined by the International Bridge, which connects Interstate 75 on the Michigan side, and Huron Street (and former Ontario Secondary Highway 550B) on the Ontario side. Shipping traffic in the Great Lakes system bypasses the Saint Mary's Rapids via the American Soo Locks, the world's busiest canal in terms of tonnage that passes through it, while smaller recreational and tour boats use the Canadian Sault Ste. Marie Canal.
French colonists referred to the rapids on the river as Les Saults de Ste. Marie and the village name was derived from that. The rapids and cascades of the St. Mary's River descend more than 20 feet from the level of Lake Superior to the level of the lower lakes. Hundreds of years ago, this slowed shipping traffic, requiring an overland portage of boats and cargo from one lake to the other. The entire name translates to "Saint Mary's Rapids" or "Saint Mary's Falls". The word sault is pronounced [so] in French, and /ˈsuː/ in the English pronunciation of the city name. Residents of the city are called Saultites.
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