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Unceded territory in Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neyaashiinigmiing, formerly Cape Croker,[1] is a reserve within Bruce County, Ontario. It is one of the parcels of land administered by the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.
Neyaashiinigmiing | |
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Neyaashiinigmiing Indian Reserve No. 27 | |
Coordinates: 44°55′N 81°02′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Bruce |
First Nation | Chippewas of Nawash |
Area | |
• Land | 63.84 km2 (24.65 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 615 |
• Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Website | www.nawash.ca |
The name Neyaashiinigmiing loosely translated from Ojibwe as point of land surrounded on 3 sides by water. Which describes the location of Neyaashiinigmiing 27.[2]
The Cape Croker Lighthouse is located on the south-east corner of Neyaashiinigmiing. It was first built in 1898, but was replaced in 1902 with the current lighthouse. The lighthouse was the first of its type and was the first to have an electrically ran light and foghorn. The lighthouse is an octagonal lighthouse, with a height of 18 meters/53 feet. The original lighthouse was a wooden lighthouse. The lighthouse has a fresnel light and its range is 24 km.[3][4]
Cape Croker Park is a 520-acre park located in Neyaashiinigmiing. Surrounding Sydney Bay. It offers camping and hosts the annual pow-wow.[5]
The Bruce Trail goes through Neyaashiinigmiing and on some of the bluffs on Neyaashiinigmiing.[6]
The reserve Neyaashiinigmiing is also home to two bluffs the Jones Bluff and the Sydney Bay Bluff, the Bruce trail goes on both of the bluffs.
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 580 (-5.7% from 2016) | 615 (-7.8% from 2011) | 667 (12.9% from 2006) |
Land area | 63.76 km2 (24.62 sq mi) | 63.84 km2 (24.65 sq mi) | 63.81 km2 (24.64 sq mi) |
Population density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) | 12.5/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Median age | 44 (M: 40.8, F: 50) | 37.7 (M: 36.2, F: 39.0) | n/a (M: n/a, F: n/a) |
Private dwellings | 250 (total) | 410 (total) | 351 (total) |
Median household income | $29,568 |
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