Unorganized Thunder Bay is an unorganized area in northwestern Ontario

Ontario

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Canada

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 in Thunder Bay District

Thunder Bay District, Ontario

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

. It comprises all parts of the district that are not part of an incorporated municipality or a First Nations reserve

Indian reserve

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Most of the territory is within the Eastern Time Zone

Eastern Time Zone

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, but the part west of the 90th meridian

90th meridian west

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 is in the Central Time Zone

Central Time zone

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Local Service Boards

• Armstrong
  Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario
  Armstrong is a community and divisional point on the Canadian National Railway in the unorganized portion of Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The Whitesand First Nation's Armstrong Settlement is coterminous to this community....
  
  
• Hurkett
  Hurkett, Ontario
  Hurkett is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Thunder Bay District.The community is located on Lake Superior's Black Bay. It is served by Highway 582, a short spur route which connects to Highway 17....
  
  
• Kaministiquia
  Kaministiquia, Ontario
  Kaministiquia is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Thunder Bay District on Highway 102 approximately 30 kilometres west of Thunder Bay....
  
  
• Lappe
  Lappe, Ontario
  Lappe is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Thunder Bay District at the junction of Highway 589 and Highway 591, approximately 20 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay....
  
  
• Rossport
  Rossport, Ontario
  Rossport is a locality on the north shore of Lake Superior in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario. A designated place served by a local services board, Rossport had a population of 66 in the Canada 2006 Census, a decrease of 41.1% since 2001.-History:...
  
  
• Shebandowan
  Shebandowan, Ontario
  Shebandowan is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Highway 11 in the Thunder Bay District.The community is administered by a local services board, and is counted as part of Thunder Bay, Unorganized in Canadian census data....
  
  

Other communities

• Burchell Lake
  Burchell Lake, Ontario
  Burchell Lake is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located at the southern end of Highway 802 in the Thunder Bay District.A copper mining town which was active from 1959 to 1967, the town had approximately 400 residents at its peak...
  
  
• Kashabowie
  Kashabowie, Ontario
  Kashabowie is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Highway 802 in the Thunder Bay District....
  
  
• Silver Islet
  Silver Islet, Ontario
  Silver Islet refers to both a small rocky island and a small town site located at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula in northwestern Ontario. It was the first silver mine in Ontario....
  
  

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 6585
• Population in 2001: 6223
• Population in 1996: 8460 (or 6534 when adjusted to 2001 boundaries)
  • Land area: 105454.69 square kilometres (40,716.3 sq mi)
• Population in 1991: 8168

Parks in Unorganized Thunder Bay

Provincial parks in Unorganized Thunder Bay include:

• Albany River
  Albany River
  The Albany River is a river in Northern Ontario, Canada, which flows northeast from Lake St. Joseph in Northwestern Ontario and empties into James Bay. It is long to the head of the Cat River, tying it with the Severn River for the title of longest river in Ontario...
  
   Provincial Park
• Kopka River Provincial Park
• Neys Provincial Park
  Neys Provincial Park
  Neys Provincial Park is a Natural Environment Class provincial park on the north shore of Lake Superior, just west of Marathon, Ontario, Canada. This 5384 ha park includes the historic Coldwell Peninsula and the surrounding island system consisting of Pic Island, Detention Island, and the...
  
  
• Rainbow Falls Provincial Park
  Rainbow Falls Provincial Park
  Rainbow Falls Provincial Park is a recreation-class provincial park within the Ontario Parks system. This park includes the historic Rossport Campground which is near the fishing community of Rossport, Ontario...
  
  
• Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
  Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
  Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, established in 1944 as Sibley Provincial Park and renamed in 1988, is a park located on the Sibley Peninsula in Northwestern Ontario, east of Thunder Bay. The nearest communities are Pass Lake, located at the northern entrance to the park, and Dorion, located NW,...
  
  
• Steel River Provincial Park
  Steel River (Ontario)
  The Steel River is a river in Thunder Bay District in northern Ontario. It empties into the north shore of Lake Superior east of Terrace Bay. There is a provincial waterway park along the river. It is a popular location for canoeing and fishing....
  
  
• Wabakimi Provincial Park
  Wabakimi Provincial Park
  Wabakimi Provincial Park is a wilderness park located to the northwest of Lake Nipigon in the province of Ontario, Canada. The park contains a vast and interconnected network of more than 2,000 kilometres of lakes and rivers...
  
  

It is also home to one National Park of Canada: Pukaskwa National Park

Pukaskwa National Park

Pukaskwa National Park is a national park located south of the town of Marathon, Ontario in the Thunder Bay District of northern Ontario, Canada. Established in 1978, Pukaskwa is known for its vistas of Lake Superior and boreal forests...

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