The North Shore, Ontario

The North Shore
Township (single-tier)
Township of The North Shore

North Shore municipal offices.
The North Shore
Coordinates: 46°14′N 82°38′W / 46.233°N 82.633°W / 46.233; -82.633Coordinates: 46°14′N 82°38′W / 46.233°N 82.633°W / 46.233; -82.633
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Algoma
Incorporated 1978
Government
 • Type Township
 • Mayor Randi Condie
 • Governing Body North Shore Township Council
 • MP Carol Hughes (NDP)
 • MPP Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area[1]
 • Land 238.94 km2 (92.26 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 509
 • Density 2.1/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code FSA P0R
Area code(s) 705
Website www.townshipofthe
northshore.ca

The North Shore is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Algoma District. The township had a population of 549 in the Canada 2006 Census. It is along the north shore of the North Channel of Lake Huron (hence its name), with its main communities all along Highway 17.

Communities

Algoma Mills

Algoma Mills is located between the North Channel and Lauzon Lake, near the township's western boundary with Blind River. The Algoma Mills Water Aerodrome serves the community.

Moiles Mills

Moiles Mills is a ghost town. It was established as a lumber town in April 1889 and burned down in 1918. The former townsite is now the site of John Island Camp, a children's summer camp operated by the YMCA.

Serpent River

Serpent River is located at the junction of highways 17 and 108.

Spragge

Originally known as Cook's Mills, in 1882 the Cook Brothers Lumber Company established a sawmill at this location on the north shore of Lake Huron. The mill operated until 1906 when it was sold to Waldie Brothers Lumber Company. With the mill no longer in Cook's ownership, Spragge (the original name of the township in which it is located), was adopted as the name of the community. Waldie Brothers in turn sold the mill to McFadden and Malloy in 1913.

Over time a small village with a school, hotel, barbershop, general store was created, and by 1926 the community had a population of about 300 people. Sawmill activity was terminated in Spragge in the early 1930s following a disastrous fire, which eliminated the mill, lumber inventory, docks and most of the town. The town subsequently revived with the discovery of uranium and copper deposits in the area, leading to a thriving mining industry.

Demographics

Canada census – The North Shore, Ontario community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 509 (-7.3% from 2006) 549 (0.9% from 2001) 544 (-19.8% from 1996)
Land area: 238.94 km2 (92.26 sq mi) 230.79 km2 (89.11 sq mi) 230.80 km2 (89.11 sq mi)
Population density: 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Median age: 56.2 (M: 56.8, F: 55.9) 53.5 (M: 55.2, F: 52.3) 48.6 (M: 49.2, F: 48.4)
Total private dwellings: 370 342 392
Median household income: $45,809 $52,602
References: 2011[1] 2006[2] 2001[3]

Population trend:[4]

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The North Shore census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
  2. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  3. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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