Neebing Explained

Neebing
Official Name:Municipality of Neebing
Settlement Type:Municipality (single-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
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Coordinates:48.1833°N -117°W
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Established Title:Settled
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1881
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mark Thibert
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:877.27
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2055
Population Density Km2:2.3
Utc Offset:-5
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Forward sortation area
Website:http://www.neebing.org

Neebing is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Thunder Bay District immediately south of the city of Thunder Bay. It is part of Thunder Bay's Census Metropolitan Area.

History

Neebing comprises the former geographic townships of Blake, Crooks, Pardee, Pearson and Scoble. It was incorporated in its current form on January 1, 1999. It should not be confused with the geographic township of Neebing, which was amalgamated into the City of Thunder Bay in 1970.

The Municipality of Neebing was incorporated in 1881 by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It included Neebing township, Neebing Additional township, Blake, Crooks and Pardee townships. In 1892 all of Neebing Additional township and a large portion of Neebing township was removed to form the City of Fort William. In 1970 the remainder of Neebing township was also removed from the Municipality of Neebing, leaving it with only the name.

Geography

Communities

The municipality includes the communities of Cloud Bay, Jarvis River, Moose Hill, Scoble West and Wamsley.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Neebing had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 873.78km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Neebing . 8 February 2017 . Statistics Canada . July 12, 2019.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . March 31, 2022.