Prince, Ontario
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Prince is a township
in the Canadian
province of Ontario
, located within the Algoma District northwest of Sault Ste. Marie
. Although the township is not part of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, some municipal services are contracted to the city.
The only named community within the township is Gros Cap. Most mail and telephone service in the township is part of Sault Ste. Marie's sortation area and telephone exchange.
One of the largest wind farm
s in Canada, the Prince Township Wind Farm
, is centred in Prince Township. It provides enough electricity
to serve 20,000 homes. The project is run by Brascan Power Wind.
The township was named after John Prince, the first judge in the Algoma District.
Township (Canada)
The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, located within the Algoma District northwest of Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
. Although the township is not part of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, some municipal services are contracted to the city.
The only named community within the township is Gros Cap. Most mail and telephone service in the township is part of Sault Ste. Marie's sortation area and telephone exchange.
One of the largest wind farm
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
s in Canada, the Prince Township Wind Farm
Prince Township Wind Farm
Prince Township Wind Farm is the third largest wind farm in Canada. It is located north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, mostly within the township of Prince but also extending into Unorganized Algoma .-External links:**...
, is centred in Prince Township. It provides enough electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
to serve 20,000 homes. The project is run by Brascan Power Wind.
The township was named after John Prince, the first judge in the Algoma District.
Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 971
- Population in 2001: 1010
- Population in 1996: 971
- Population in 1991: 987