Central Manitoulin

Central Manitoulin is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located on Manitoulin Island and in Manitoulin District.

Central Manitoulin
Township (single-tier)
Municipality of Central Manitoulin
Aerial view of Central Manitoulin with Providence Bay Beach in the foreground.
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Coordinates: 45°43′N 82°12′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Manitoulin
Incorporated	May 1, 1998
Government
• Reeve	Richard Stephens
• Federal riding	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
• Prov. riding	Algoma—Manitoulin
Area [1]
• Land	427.61 km2 (165.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,235
• Density	5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code FSA	P0P
Area code	705
Website	www.centralmanitoulin.ca

The Township of Central Manitoulin was formed on May 1, 1998, through the annexation of the unorganized geographic township of Sandfield by Carnarvon Township.^[2] Carnarvon Township was incorporated in 1871, and named after Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon.^[3]

Geography

Treasure Island, the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake, is located in Central Manitoulin, in Lake Mindemoya. The largest lake in a lake, Lake Manitou, is also mainly located in Central Manitoulin.^{[citation needed]}

Communities

The primary community and administrative centre of the township is Mindemoya. Smaller communities include Big Lake, Britainville, Dryden's Corner, Gibraltar, Grimsthorpe, Long Bay, Monument Corner, Old Spring Bay, Perivale, Providence Bay, Sandfield, and Spring Bay.

Mindemoya

Providence Bay

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Manitoulin had a population of 2,235 living in 1,050 of its 1,603 total private dwellings, a change of 7.2% from its 2016 population of 2,084. With a land area of 427.61 km² (165.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.2/km² (13.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	2,235 (+7.2% from 2016)	2,084 (+6.4% from 2011)	1,958 (+0.7% from 2006)
Land area	427.61 km2 (165.10 sq mi)	431.11 km2 (166.45 sq mi)	431.53 km2 (166.61 sq mi)
Population density	5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)	4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)	4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Median age	58.4 (M: 58.4, F: 58.8)	56.7 (M: 56.9, F: 56.5)
Private dwellings	1,603 (total)  1,050 (occupied)	1,629 (total)	1,541 (total)
Median household income	$70,000	$59,328

Canada census – Central Manitoulin community profile

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical census populations – Central Manitoulin

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	1,907	—
2006	1,944	+1.9%
2011	1,958	+0.7%
2016	2,084	+6.4%
2021	2,235	+7.2%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][7][8]

Mother tongue (2021):^[1]

• English as first language: 91.2 %
• French as first language: 4.3 %
• English and French as first language: 0.2 %
• Other as first language: 3.6 %

Smallest jail

Ontario has had a few historical claimants, by towns, for housing the province's smallest jail, the main three being: Tweed, Creemore and Coboconk. However, old jailhouses in Providence Bay, Port Dalhousie, Rodney, and ghost town Berens River have proven to be even smaller. The jailhouse in Providence Bay is now a cabin for tourists to stay at.

See also

• List of francophone communities in Ontario
• List of townships in Ontario