Huron Shores

Huron Shores
—  Township  —
Municipal building in Iron Bridge
Huron Shores
Coordinates: 46°17′N 83°12′W / 46.283°N 83.2°W / 46.283; -83.2Coordinates: 46°17′N 83°12′W / 46.283°N 83.2°W / 46.283; -83.2
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Established	1999
Government
– Type	Town
– Mayor	Gil Reeves
– MP	Carol Hughes (NDP)
– MPP	Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area[1]
– Land	455.33 km2 (175.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	1,696
– Density	3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	P0R 1H0
Area code(s)	705
Website	www.huronshores.ca

Highway 17 and bridge over the Mississagi River in Iron Bridge.

Huron Shores is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located along the North Channel of Lake Huron in the Algoma District.

The municipality was created in 1999 through the amalgamation of the former townships of Thessalon, Thompson, and Day and Bright Additional, and the former village of Iron Bridge. The town of Thessalon, although surrounded by Huron Shores, is not part of the township.

The township had a population of 1,696 in the Canada 2006 Census. The township's current mayor is Gil Reeves, who succeeded Ted Linley in the 2010 municipal election.

Communities

The main communities in the township are Iron Bridge, Sowerby and Little Rapids. Smaller communities include Ansonia, Day Mills, Dayton, Dean Lake, Eley, Livingstone, Livingstone Creek, Maple Ridge, Nestorville, Sherwood and Sunset Beach.

Originally named Tally-Ho for the call that the lumberjacks would make upon reaching a trading post, Iron Bridge was renamed in the early 1900s after the bridge built over the nearby Mississagi River. Its most notable tourist attractions are its snowmobile trails, nearby wilderness areas for hunting and fishing, and the Voyageur Hiking Trail which passes through the town of Iron Bridge.

As a formerly independent village, Iron Bridge retains the status of designated place in Canadian censuses. It had a population of 614 in the Canada 2006 Census.

Demographics

Population:^[2]

• Population in 2006: 1696
• Population in 2001: 1794
• Population total in 1996: 1877
  • Day and Bright Additional: 217
  • Iron Bridge: 777
  • Thessalon: 758
  • Thompson: 125
• Population in 1991:
  • Day and Bright Additional: 249
  • Iron Bridge: 823
  • Thessalon: 771
  • Thompson: 119

Total private dwellings (excluding seasonal cottages): 718

Languages:

• English as first language: 93.5 %
• French as first language: 2.4 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 4.1 %

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Shores&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= "Huron Shores community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3557035&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Huron Shores&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-04-15. 
2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Municipality of Huron Shores