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A Manitoulin District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created around 1888 from either a portion of Algoma District. A zone seat is Gore Bay.

A Manitoulin District is Manitoulin Island and a number of small islands in the area of it. Although it antecedently involved a municipality of Killarney on the mainland as well, Killarney was transferred to the Sudbury District in the late 1990s.

Around 2001, the people of Manitoulin District was 12,679.

Municipalities

Town of Gore Bay Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and The Islands Town of Assiginack Town of Barrie Island Municipality of Billings Town of Burpee and Mills Town of Central Manitoulin Town of Cockburn Island Town of Gordon Town of Tehkummah

Demographics

Ethnic Groups 62.4% White 37.0% Aboriginal 0.4% Chinese 0.2% more races

Religious Groups 42.3% Protestant 37.3% Roman Catholic 2.7% more Christian 17.7% none, other

Indian reserves
M'Chingeeng 22 (West Bay 22), Ontario Sheguiandah 24, Ontario Sheshegwaning 20, Ontario Sucker Creek 23, Ontario Whitefish River 4, Ontario Wikwemikong Unceded 26, Ontario Zhiibaahaasing 19 (Cockburn Island 19), Ontario

Communities

Cook's Dock, Ontario Fernlee, Ontario Little Current, Ontario Meldrum Bay, Ontario Silver Water, Ontario

Provincial Highways

Manitoulin District is served by l1 one primary provincial main road, Highway 6. This mawithin road enters a territorial dominion at a ferry docks in South Baymouth, in a town of Tehkummah, in which the Chi-Cheemaun ferry travels to and from either Tobermory in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario. It exits a dominion in the Whitefish Flow of any stream Number 1 United states, upright south of Whitefish Falls, Ontario, when it crosses into the Sudbury District.

a total of secondary provincial mawithinside road, the same in the territory to a county or even municipal road in Southern Ontario, help the communities of Manitoulin Island. Which are actually:

Highway 540, which extends from either a community of Little Todays (Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands) to Meldrum Bay, the westernmost award on the island, Highway 540A, which connects Barrie Island to Highway 540, Highway 540B, which connects Gore Bay to Highway 540, Highway 542, which extends from either Highway 540 south of Gore Bay to Highway 6 touching Tehkummah, Highway 542A, which connects a community of Tehkummah to Highway 542, Highway 551, which extends from either M'Chigeeng (West Bay) to Providence Bay (Central Manitoulin).

Manitoulin Online
News, weather, events listings, and tourism information. Also, subscription information for the Manitoulin Expositor.

Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport
Photos and airport specifics.

Manitoulin Genealogy
Database for county births, marriages, cemeteries and deaths. Also includes history and veteran information.

Timberstone Shores
Building lots on Manitoulin Island.

Manitoulin Web Sites
A comprehensive directory of links to businesses and services on Manitoulin Island.

Santa Maria Trailer Resort and Cottages
A seasonal camping and trailer resort and year-round cottage resort, located on Manitoulin Island.

Gordon's Lodge 98
Provides information about summer and winter activities and attractions, room rates and restaurant menu, and maps showing the location of the Lodge.

The Manitoulin Link
A portal site for residents and visitors, with a message board, news, weather, articles and photographs.

J. James Bousquet Insurance Broker Inc.
Represents several insurers for auto, home, business and other assets, and has offices in three Manitoulin Is. communities.

1901 Census of Manitoulin Island
Provides surname lists organized alphabetically and by township.


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