Sultan, Ontario Explained

Sultan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Northeastern Ontario
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sudbury
Subdivision Type4:Part
Subdivision Name4:Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part
Pushpin Map:Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sultan in Ontario
Coordinates:47.5917°N -82.7575°W
Leader Title:MP
Leader Name:Carol Hughes
Area Total Km2:2.55
Elevation M:448
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:49
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal code FSA
Postal Code:P0M
Area Code:705, 249

Sultan is an unincorporated community in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.

The local economy is based primarily on hunting and related tourism. In the past the logging industry formed the mainstay of the economy. Children from Sultan attend school in Chapleau, 68km (42miles) away.

The primary access to Sultan by car is by Highway 667 and Sultan Industrial Road, an unpaved logging road connecting to Highway 144. Via Rail's Sudbury–White River train goes through Sultan, providing an alternate transportation route to White River and Sudbury, although the Sultan railway station is a flag stop[1] and consists of only a stop sign.

Sultan was formerly administered by a local services board, which was dissolved in 2008. The community, which holds the status of designated place in Statistics Canada census data, had a reported population of 49 in the Canada 2011 Census.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sultan had a population of 45 living in 26 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 64. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Train station: Sultan (Ontario). 2010-12-30. Via Rail.
  2. Statistics Canada. 2012. Sultan, Ontario (Code 350033) and Ontario (Code 35) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E(accessed April 22, 2013).
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Sep 2, 2022.