Prince, Ontario Explained

See also: Prince (disambiguation).

Prince
Official Name:Township of Prince
Settlement Type:Township (single-tier)
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:46.5333°N -114°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Algoma
Government Type:Township
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Enzo Palumbo
Leader Title1:MP
Leader Name1:Terry Sheehan
Leader Name2:Mike Mantha
Established Title:Established
Area Land Km2:85.30
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1010
Population Density Km2:11.8
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal code span
Postal Code:P6A
Area Code:705, 249
Website:www.twp.prince.on.ca

Prince is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District northwest of Sault Ste. Marie. Although the township is not part of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, some municipal services are contracted to the city.

The only named community within the township is Gros Cap. Most mail and telephone service in the township is part of Sault Ste. Marie's sortation area and telephone exchange.

Naturally spring fed, Prince Lake is a long-standing settlement for permanent residents and vacationers. In 2007, Tom Connelly was elected Mayor of the Lake and his son Kyle Connelly has served as the deputy, both by unanimous decision.

One of the largest wind farms in Canada, the Prince Township Wind Farm, is centred in Prince Township. It provides enough electricity to serve 20,000 homes. The project is run by Brascan Power Wind.

The township was named after John Prince, the first judge in the Algoma District.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Prince had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 84.98km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Population trend:[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prince census profile . Statistics Canada . . 8 February 2017 . 2019-06-04.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.
  3. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census