Nipissing District

Nipissing District
—  District  —
Location of Nipissing District in Ontario
Coordinates: 46°18′00″N 79°27′00″W / 46.3°N 79.45°W / 46.3; -79.45Coordinates: 46°18′00″N 79°27′00″W / 46.3°N 79.45°W / 46.3; -79.45
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
Created	1858
Government
- MPs	Jay Aspin, Claude Gravelle, Cheryl Gallant
- MPPs	Monique Smith, David Ramsay, John Yakabuski
Area[1]
- Total	17,065.07 km2 (6,588.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	84,688
- Density	5.0/km2 (12.9/sq mi)
	Canada 2006 Census
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code FSA	P0A, P0B, P1A-P1C, P2B
Area code(s)	705
Seat	North Bay

Nipissing District, Ontario is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay.

In 2006, the population was 84,688. ^[1] The land area is 17,065.07 km (10,603.74 mi); the population density was 5.0 people/km (8.0 people/mi), making it the most densely populated district in Northern Ontario.

Subdivisions

City

• North Bay

Towns

• Mattawa
• Temagami
• West Nipissing

In addition, part of the town of Kearney is sometimes considered part of Nipissing District, although Statistics Canada does not consider it to be part of the census division.

Townships

• Bonfield
• Calvin
• Chisholm
• East Ferris
• Mattawan
• Papineau-Cameron
• South Algonquin

Unorganized areas

• North Part
• South Part

First Nations

• Bear Island 1
• Nipissing 10

See also

• Census divisions of Ontario

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Statcan 2006 Census Profile - Nipissing District