Thunder Bay: City in District, province of Ontario, Canada
Thunder Bay is the most populous city in Northwestern Ontario, in Canada.
Its population was 107,909 as of the 2016 census. Before, it was two cities called Fort William and Port Arthur. Thunder Bay has the second largest population in Northern Ontario, behind Greater Sudbury.
Thunder Bay | |
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| City of Thunder Bay | |
     From top left: View from Mount McKay, Lakehead University, Magnus Theatre, City Hall, Tourist Pagoda | |
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| Nicknames: "Canada’s Gateway to the West", "T-Bay", "Lakehead" or "The Lakehead" | |
| Motto: Superior by Nature / The Gateway to the West | |
  Thunder Bay Location of Thunder Bay  Thunder Bay Thunder Bay (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′56″N 89°14′46″W / 48.38222°N 89.24611°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay District |
| CMA | Thunder Bay |
| Settled | 1683 as Fort Caministigoyan |
| Amalgamation | January 1, 1970 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Thunder Bay—Superior North/Thunder Bay—Rainy River |
| Provincial | Thunder Bay—Superior North/Thunder Bay—Atikokan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Government |
| • Mayor | Bill Mauro |
| • City manager | Norm Gale |
| • Governing Body | Thunder Bay City Council |
| • MPs | Patty Hajdu (Liberal) Marcus Powlowski (Liberal) |
| • MPPs | Michael Gravelle (OLP) Judith Monteith-Farrell (ONDP) |
| Area | |
| • City (single-tier) | 447.5 km2 (172.8 sq mi) |
| • Land | 328.24 km2 (126.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 119.0 km2 (45.9 sq mi) 26.6% |
| • Urban | 179.38 km2 (69.26 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,556.37 km2 (987.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • City (single-tier) | 107,909 (50th) |
| • Density | 330.1/km2 (855/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 93,952 (33rd) |
| • Urban density | 569.9/km2 (1,476/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 121,621 (33rd) |
| • Metro density | 47.6/km2 (123/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Thunder Bayer |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | P7A to P7G, P7J to P7K |
| Area code | 807 |
| NTS Map | 052A06 |
| GNBC Code | FCWFX |
| Website | www |
Media
CKPR 580
CJSD 94.3
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