Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part, Ontario
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Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part is an unorganized area in the Canadian
province of Ontario
, comprising all portions of the Sudbury District
which are not organized into incorporated municipalities. Despite its name, there is no longer an accompanying "South Part", as that subdivision has subsequently been incorporated into municipalities and Statistics Canada
has not renamed the North Part.
The subdivision consists of three non-contiguous areas, totalling 35,481.13 square kilometres, or about 92% of the district. It had a population of 2,415 in the Canada 2006 Census
.
Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 1046 (total: 1911)
Mother tongue:
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....
, comprising all portions of the Sudbury District
Sudbury District, Ontario
The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1894 from townships of eastern Algoma District and west Nipissing District....
which are not organized into incorporated municipalities. Despite its name, there is no longer an accompanying "South Part", as that subdivision has subsequently been incorporated into municipalities and Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
has not renamed the North Part.
The subdivision consists of three non-contiguous areas, totalling 35,481.13 square kilometres, or about 92% of the district. It had a population of 2,415 in the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 2415 (2001 to 2006 population change: -17.0 %)
- Population in 2001: 2910
- Population in 1996: 7147 (or 2929 when adjusted to 2001 boundaries)
- Population in 1991: 7463
Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 1046 (total: 1911)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 60.8 %
- French as first language: 32.4 %
- English and French as first language: 0.8 %
- Other as first language: 6.0 %
Communities
- BennyBenny, OntarioBenny is an unincorporated community in the geographic township of Moncrieff in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on Bannerman Creek west of Ontario Highway 144 and about northwest of the community of Cartier...
- BiscotasingBiscotasing, OntarioBiscotasing, often referred to as simply Bisco, is a community in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern, Ontario, Canada. It was founded on the shores of Lake Biscotasi on the Spanish River in 1884 by Canadian Pacific Railway as a railway construction town, and the first...
- CartierCartier, OntarioCartier is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District approximately north of the northwestern city limits of Greater Sudbury along Highway 144....
- EstaireEstaire, OntarioEstaire is an unincorporated community in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located in geographic Burwash Township, approximately south of the southern city limits of Greater Sudbury....
- FoleyetFoleyet, OntarioFoleyet is a community in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada, midway between Chapleau and Timmins on Highway 101. The town was created during the construction of the Canadian Northern Railway through the area in the early years of the 20th century....
- GogamaGogama, OntarioGogama is a small community located in the heart of Northeastern Ontario, situated on Lake Minisinakwa, it is 580 kilometres north of Toronto, 191 km north of Sudbury and 114 km south of Timmins...
- Mattagami
- Metagama
- PagetPaget, OntarioPaget is a rail siding in Ontario....
- Shining TreeShining Tree, OntarioShining Tree is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Highway 560 in the Sudbury District.It is counted as part of Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part in Canadian census data....
- SultanSultan, OntarioSultan is an unincorporated community in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.The local economy is based primarily on hunting and related tourism. In the past the logging industry formed the mainstay of the economy...
- West RiverWest River, OntarioWest River is an unincorporated community in the geographic township of Mongowin, Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is named for the West River, which flows through the community just upstream of its mouth at the Whitefish River....
- WestreeWestree, OntarioWestree is an unincorporated community in the Unorganized, North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located at the end of the spur Ontario Highway 560A and lies on the north shore of Duchabani Lake about northwest of the centre of Sudbury...
- Whitefish Falls
- Willisville
Ghost towns
- BurwashBurwash, OntarioBurwash was the name of a community in Ontario, Canada, located approximately south of Sudbury. The community was built to house the staff working at the Burwash Industrial Farm , a provincial jail that housed anywhere from 180 to 820 inmates during its history. The prison opened in 1914 and...
- Jerome MineJerome Mine, OntarioJerome Mine is an unincorporated area and ghost town in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It was a short-lived mining community and is located on Lake Opeepeesway....
- KormakKormak, OntarioKormak is an unincorporated area and ghost town in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.Formerly a lumber mill town with an estimated population of 170 at its peak, the town was established in 1942 by Charles Korpela and Oscar Maki. It was populated...
- KukatushKukatush, OntarioKukatush is a rail siding and ghost town in Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately west of Timmins . The elevation is ....
- NemegosNemegos, OntarioNemegos is an unincorporated place and community in geographic Halsey Township in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada...
- NicholsonNicholson, OntarioNicholson is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located northwest of Chapleau in the Sudbury District. It is counted as part of Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part in Canadian census data....
- RamseyRamsey, OntarioRamsey is an unincorporated area and ghost town in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.The community was established in 1937 to house gold mine workers at the nearby Jerome Mine operations. Although the mine itself was abandoned by 1945, the community...