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Assiginack
Township (single-tier)
Township of Assiginack
The SS Norisle at the Manitowaning Heritage Complex
The SS Norisle at the Manitowaning Heritage Complex
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictManitoulin
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReevePaul Moffatt
 • MPCarol Hughes (NDP)
 • MPPMichael Mantha (NDP)
Area
[1]
 • Land227.87 km2 (87.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total960
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code FSA
P0P
Area code705
Websitewww.assiginack.ca

Assiginack is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island. An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected on the grounds of the Assiginack Museum by the province to commemorate the Manitoulin Treaties' role in Ontario's heritage.[2]

Communities

The principal community in the township is Manitowaning, which was founded in 1836 as a centre of the island's Aboriginal education.

Manitowaning Bay is an excellent natural harbour, the community has a marina with good docking facilities. From its early history, Manitowaning was a regular port of call for schooners and steamboats from many points on the Great Lakes. Manitowaning was the first and last scheduled stop on Manitoulin Island, for the ships of the Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited. The old steamboat wharf is now part of the community's Museum Heritage Complex, home of the SS Norisle. Cardwell Street in Manitowaning continues east of the community, becoming the primary access road to the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve.

Smaller communities in the township include Bass Creek, Bidwell, Clover Valley, Eagles Nest, Hilly Grove, The Slash, Squirrel Town and Vanzant's Point.

Demographics

Canada census – Assiginack community profile
2011
Population960 (5.0% from 2006)
Land area227.87 km2 (87.98 sq mi)
Population density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Median age
Private dwellings707 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011[1] earlier[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Assiginack census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-24. Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ontario Plaque
  3. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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