Thunder Bay District, Ontario

Thunder Bay District
District
Location of Thunder Bay District in Ontario
Coordinates: 50°N 88°W / 50°N 88°W / 50; -88Coordinates: 50°N 88°W / 50°N 88°W / 50; -88
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
Created	1871
Government
• MPs	Carol Hughes (NDP) Patty Hajdu (Liberal) Don Rusnak (Liberal)
• MPPs	Michael Gravelle (OLP) Bill Mauro (OLP) Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area
• Land	103,719.51 km2 (40,046.33 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Highest elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Lowest elevation	183 m (600 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	146,057
• Density	1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code span	P0S, P0T, P7A to P7G, P7J to P7L
Area code(s)	807
Largest communities	Thunder Bay (109,140) Oliver Paipoonge (5,757) Greenstone (4,906)

Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay.

In 2011, the population was 146,057. The land area is 103,719.51 square kilometres (40,046.33 sq mi); the population density was 1.4 per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi). Most of the district (93.5%) is unincorporated and part of the Unorganized Thunder Bay District.

Thunder Bay District was created in 1871 by provincial statute from the western half of Algoma District, named after a large bay on the north shore of Lake Superior. Its northern and western boundaries were uncertain until Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Until about 1902 it was often called Algoma West from the name of the provincial constituency established in 1885.

The following districts include areas that were formerly part of Thunder Bay District:

Almost 80 per cent of the district's population lives in the city of Thunder Bay Census Metropolitan Area; no other community in the district exceeds 7,000 in population.

Historic populations:

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