Gordon/Barrie Island
Gordon/Barrie Island | |
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| Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island | |
Highway 540 through Gordon | |
Gordon/Barrie Island Gordon/Barrie Island | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 82°38′W / 45.900°N 82.633°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Manitoulin |
| Formed | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Reeve | Lee Hayden |
| • Federal riding | Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt |
| • Prov. riding | Algoma—Manitoulin |
| Area | |
| • Land | 263.44 km2 (101.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 613 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0P |
| Area code | 705 |
| Website | www |
The Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island is a township in Manitoulin District in north central Ontario, Canada. It was formed on January 1, 2009, upon the amalgamation of the townships of Gordon (incorporated 1875[2]) and Barrie Island.[3]
The township consists of the communities of Advance, Foxey, Ice Lake, Tobacco Lake, and Barrie Island. Gordon/Barrie Island also contains three lakes: Nameless Lake, Tobacco Lake, and Ice Lake.
Barrie Island
Barrie Island (45°55′N 82°40′W / 45.917°N 82.667°W) is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long,[4] and had a surface area of 78.9 square kilometres (30.5 sq mi) in the 2006 census.[5] It is connected to Manitoulin by Highway 540A, which crosses the water via a causeway at the narrowest part of the strait.
The island, named after Robert Barrie, has a significant summer recreational population.[2]
John Gordon Lane was born on Barrie Island, the Member of Provincial Parliament for Algoma—Manitoulin from 1971 to 1987.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gordon/Barrie Island had a population of 613 living in 294 of its 621 total private dwellings, a change of 25.1% from its 2016 population of 490. With a land area of 263.44 km2 (101.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 613 (+25.1% from 2016) | 490 (-6.8% from 2011) | 526 (+14.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 263.44 km2 (101.71 sq mi) | 267.77 km2 (103.39 sq mi) | 268.14 km2 (103.53 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) |
| Median age | 61.6 (M: 62.8, F: 60.0) | 51.4 (M: 52.4, F: 50.4) | |
| Private dwellings | 621 (total) 294 (occupied) | 523 (total) | 599 (total) |
| Median household income | $68,500 | $56,960 |
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "Gordon/Barrie Island (Code 3551027) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ^ a b Joe Ann Baker Lane Lewis. "History of Gordon/Barrie Island". www.gordonbarrieisland.ca. Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Annual changes to census subdivision codes, names and types, between 2006 and 2011, by province and territory, and by year". Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2011. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ Cohen, Saul B., ed. (2008). The Columbia gazetteer of the world. Vol. 1 (A to G) (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. p. 323. ISBN 9780231145541.
- ^ "Gordon/Barrie Island (Code 3551027) Community Profiles". 2006 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ a b Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
- ^ a b "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.