Providence Bay, Ontario
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.
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Notable locations
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. 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.
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 km (165.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.2/km (13.5/sq mi) in 2021.
| 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 km (165.10 sq mi) | 431.11 km (166.45 sq mi) | 431.53 km (166.61 sq mi) |
| Population density | 5.2/km (13/sq mi) | 4.8/km (12/sq mi) | 4.5/km (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 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,907 | — |
| 2006 | 1,944 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,958 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,084 | +6.4% |