Nipigon


This article is about the township. For other uses, see Nipigon (disambiguation).

Township in Ontario, Canada





























Nipigon

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Township of Nipigon
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Nipigon is located in Ontario

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Nipigon is located in Canada

Nipigon

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Coordinates: 49°00′55″N 088°16′06″W / 49.01528°N 88.26833°W / 49.01528; -88.26833Coordinates: 49°00′55″N 088°16′06″W / 49.01528°N 88.26833°W / 49.01528; -88.26833
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictThunder Bay
Government

 • MayorRichard Harvey
 • Federal ridingThunder Bay—Superior North
 • Prov. ridingThunder Bay—Superior North
Area
[1]

 • Land109.14 km2 (42.14 sq mi)
Population
(2011)[1]

 • Total1,631
 • Density14.9/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0T 2J0
Area code(s)807
Websitenipigon.net

Nipigon (/ˈnɪpɪɡən/, unlike the lake) is a township in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located along the west side of the Nipigon River and south of the small Lake Helen running between Lake Nipigon and Lake Superior. Lake Nipigon is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Nipigon.


Nipigon is served by several transportation corridors:


  • Highway 11


  • Highway 17, both part of the Trans-Canada Highway

  • Canadian Pacific Railway



Contents





  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Economy


  • 4 Mill fire


  • 5 Notable people from Nipigon


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




Geography




The Nipigon River Bridge, originally opened in 1937, forms the narrowest transportation bottleneck between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in Canada.


For about 15 km, Highway 11 runs within Nipigon River and a lake. Nipigon is located northeast of Thunder Bay, southwest of Geraldton and Beardmore, west of Marathon and northwest of Sault Ste. Marie. The crater on Mars named Nipigon Crater or Crater Nipigon is named after this town.


Nipigon is surrounded with pine and other varieties of forests. The power line connecting from Lake Nipigon supplies electricity to Thunder Bay and area. The other power line runs between Thunder Bay and the rest of Ontario. Timbering has been common sporadically to the north, the northwest and further north within Lake Nipigon along with parts of the southwest which formed old forest roads to the northeast and north. The municipality of Greenstone lies to the north. A manufacturing plant lies to the south. Several other unincorporated municipalities were around Nipigon. A communications tower near Nipigon broadcasts a local radio station and television channels from Thunder Bay including CKPR (TBT), CFNO and CBQT.


There are two bridges at the east end of town spanning the Nipigon River; one a single-track railway bridge belonging to the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the other a two-lane highway bridge constructed by the Province of Ontario. With the exception of the Canadian National Railway transcontinental rail line these two bridges comprise the narrowest east-west land link in Canada's transportation system. Both Highways 11 and 17, and the Canadian Pacific Railway, route all their traffic across these bridges.


The Nipigon River Bridge is being replaced by a pair of two-lane cable-stayed bridges, the first of their kind in Ontario, with the future eastbound bridge having been finished in November 2015 and the second, westbound bridge, to be completed by 2018.[2] On January 10, 2016, the first bridge heaved apart but did not collapse, resulting in traffic having to reroute through the United States. However, one lane was re-opened to traffic 17 hours later.[3]



Demographics






























Canada census – Nipigon community profile



2011

2006
Population:

1631 (-6.9% from 2006)
1752 (-10.8% from 2001)
Land area:

109.14 km2 (42.14 sq mi)
109.14 km2 (42.14 sq mi)
Population density:

14.9/km2 (39/sq mi)
16.1/km2 (42/sq mi)
Median age:


43.6 (M: 43.8, F: 43.4)
Total private dwellings:

823
837
Median household income:


$49,163
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]

Population trend:[7]


  • Population in 2011: 1631

  • Population in 2006: 1752

  • Population in 2001: 1964

  • Population in 1996: 2210

  • Population in 1991: 2338


Economy




Nipigon Public Library


The chief industries in Nipigon are forest products, fishing, and tourism.


Nipigon is a setting off point for fishing excursions onto Lake Superior and the Nipigon River system leading up to Lake Nipigon. Fish varieties common to this area include Atlantic salmon, lake trout, speckled trout (the world's largest speckled trout was caught in the Nipigon River in 1915, weighing in at 14.5 pounds (6.6 kg)[8]), rainbow trout, walleye, northern pike, bass, and perch.



Mill fire




Nipigon Historical Museum


On February 6, 2007, a devastating fire ripped through Multiply Forest Products, burning the mill to the ground.[9]
The mill was the main employer in the town. Less than a month earlier workers at the mill had purchased it from Columbia Forest Products of Portland, Oregon. At the time of the sale, a $4-million modernization plan for the mill was also announced. More than 100 people were employed at the plant, which produced hardwood underlayment for vinyl, plywood and laminate flooring.[10]



Notable people from Nipigon


Nipigon was the birthplace of two time world curling champion Allan A. "Al" (the Iceman) Hackner. Hackner won The Brier in 1982 and 1985. Nipigon is also the hometown of season 7 winner of The Next Star, Jory Zechner.



See also



  • List of townships in Ontario


References




  1. ^ ab "Nipigon census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-29..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Nipigon River Bridge Construction Updates & Progress". Nipigon River Bridge Project. Retrieved January 10, 2016.


  3. ^ Husser, Amy (January 10, 2016). "Ontario's Nipigon River bridge fails, severing Trans-Canada Highway". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved January 10, 2016.


  4. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-29.


  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-21.


  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.


  7. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


  8. ^ Dr. JW Cook's World Record Brook Trout Was Caught in 1915


  9. ^ Toronto Star, February 07, 2007, "Nipigon mill fire a `devastating' loss"


  10. ^ Toronto Star, February 18, 2007, Leslie Scrivener, "A town called hope"




External links






  • Township of Nipigon








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