Nipissing District facts for kids
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Nipissing District
District de Nipissing
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Location of Nipissing District in Ontario
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| Created | 1858 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 17,103.52 km2 (6,603.71 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)
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| • Total | 83,150 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code FSA |
P0A, P0B, P1A-P1C, P2B
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| Area code(s) | 705 |
| Seat | North Bay |
Nipissing District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay.
In 2016, the population was 83,150. The land area is 17,103.52 square kilometres (6,603.71 sq mi); the population density was 4.9 per square kilometre (13/sq mi), making it one of the most densely populated districts in northern Ontario.
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History
The Sudbury District was created in 1894 from townships of eastern Algoma District and west Nipissing District. The Timiskaming District was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury Districts.
Subdivisions
City
Towns
- Mattawa
- Temagami
- West Nipissing
In addition, the eastern part of the town of Kearney is within Nipissing District, but the entire town is enumerated with the Parry Sound District.
Townships
- Bonfield
- Calvin
- Chisholm
- East Ferris
- Mattawan
- Papineau-Cameron
- South Algonquin
Unorganized areas
- North Part
- South Part
Local services boards in these unorganized areas include:
- Redbridge
- Thorne
- Tilden Lake
First Nation reserves
- Bear Island 1
- Nipissing 10
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Nipissing District had a population of 84,716 living in 37,252 of its 41,974 total private dwellings, a change of 1.9% from its 2016 population of 83,150. With a land area of 16,986.2 km2 (6,558.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) in 2021.
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| 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
| Population: | 83,150 (-1.9% from 2011) | 84,736 (0.1% from 2006) | 84,688 (2.1% from 2001) |
| Land area: | 17,103.52 km2 (6,603.71 sq mi) | 17,065.07 km2 (6,588.86 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 42.2 (M: 41.3, F: 43.0) | ||
| Total private dwellings: | 41,200 | 41,023 | 40,073 |
| Median household income: | |||
| Notes: Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves. – References: 2016 2011 2006 earlier | |||
See also
In Spanish: Distrito Nipissing para niños
- Census divisions of Ontario
- List of townships in Ontario
- List of secondary schools in Ontario#Nipissing District
