Prince, Ontario
Prince | |
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| Township of Prince | |
The end of Highway 550 in Gros Cap. | |
Prince | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′N 84°30′W / 46.533°N 84.500°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Major | Melanie Mageran |
| • MP | Terry Sheehan (Liberal) |
| • MPP | Bill Rosenberg (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 84.98 km2 (32.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 975 |
| • Density | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code span | P6A |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
Prince is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District northwest of Sault Ste. Marie. The only named community within the township is Gros Cap.
Although the township is not part of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, some municipal services are contracted to the city. Most mail and telephone services in the township are 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.
One of the largest wind farms in Canada, the Prince Township Wind Farm, is located 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 975 living in 394 of its 462 total private dwellings, a change of -3.5% from its 2016 population of 1,010. With a land area of 84.98 km2 (32.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.5/km2 (29.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 975 (-3.5% from 2016) | 1,010 (-2.0% from 2011) | 1,031 (6.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 84.98 km2 (32.81 sq mi) | 85.30 km2 (32.93 sq mi) | 85.31 km2 (32.94 sq mi) |
| Population density | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) | 11.8/km2 (31/sq mi) | 12.1/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Median age | 51.2 (M: 50.8, F: 51.2) | 48.1 (M: 48.6, F: 47.6) | |
| Private dwellings | 462 (total) 394 (occupied) | 459 (total) | 466 (total) |
| Median household income | $116,000 |
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Prince, Ontario (Code 3557066) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Prince census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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