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Manitouwadge is a township in Northern Ontario. It has about 2,000 inhabitants (2021).

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Township in Ontario, CanadaManitouwadgeTownship (single-tier)Township of ManitouwadgeManitouwadgeCoordinates: 49°08′N 85°50′W / 49.133°N 85.833°W / 49.133; -85.833CountryCanadaProvinceOntarioDistrictThunder BaySettledafter 1953Improvement District1954Incorporated1975Government • TypeTownship • MayorJim Moffat  • Fed. ridingThunder Bay-Superior North • Prov. ridingAlgoma—ManitoulinArea • Land352.17 km2 (135.97 sq mi) • Urban2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi)Elevation332.20 m (1,089.9 ft)Population (2021) • Total1,974 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) • Urban1,682 • Urban density715.5/km2 (1,853/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Postal CodeP0T 2C0Area code807 (826 exchange)Websitewww.manitouwadge.ca Manitouwadge is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the Thunder Bay District, at the north end of Highway 614, 331 kilometres (206 mi) east of Thunder Bay and 378 kilometres (235 mi) north-west of Sault Ste. Marie.

History

[edit] Manitouwadge (Manidoowaazh in Ojibwe, meaning "Cave of the Great Spirit") is part of the wide-ranging territory of the Ojibwe people. The town itself was founded by General Engineering Co Limited (later Noranda; now part of Xstrata) after staking claims in 1953 in support of a copper mine. The other mine in Manitouwadge is the Willroy mine, named after two of the "Weekend Prospectors" William Dawidowich and Roy Barker. Full production at Geco and Willroy began in 1957. From 1954 to 1974 Manitouwadge was classified as an Improvement District. The community became an incorporated township in 1975. In the early 1980s, gold was discovered at Hemlo, near the intersection of highways 614 and 17, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the town. Noranda acquired the mining rights to a significant portion of the ground in that area, and built the Golden Giant Mine. It offered housing in Manitouwadge to many of the employees of the new mine, and the town boomed. When the Geco mine closed in 1995, Manitouwadge's population decreased significantly. After peaking at nearly 4000 people in the early 1990s, it decreased to less than 3000 by 2001. With the closing of the Golden Giant Mine in 2006, the population dropped to 2,100 by 2011.

[edit] The township includes the four geographic townships of Mapledoram, Leslie, Gemmel, and Gertrude. The population centre itself is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Manitouwadge. Climate[edit] Manitouwadge has a humid continental climate (Dfb) bordering on a subarctic climate (Dfc), typical in Northern Ontario. Summers are generally warm and rainy with cool nights. Winters are typically very cold and very snowy. Winter usually begins mid November and lasts into April. Climate data for Manitouwadge Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 5(41) 8.9(48.0) 19(66) 28.5(83.3) 35(95) 39(102) 39.4(102.9) 34(93) 30.6(87.1) 25(77) 18.3(64.9) 12.5(54.5) 39.4(102.9) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −11.4(11.5) −8.3(17.1) −1.1(30.0) 7.6(45.7) 16.4(61.5) 21.2(70.2) 23.9(75.0) 22.2(72.0) 15.1(59.2) 7.7(45.9) −0.7(30.7) −8.5(16.7) 7(45) Daily mean °C (°F) −17.1(1.2) −14.5(5.9) −7.5(18.5) 1.3(34.3) 9.7(49.5) 14.6(58.3) 17.5(63.5) 16.2(61.2) 10.2(50.4) 3.9(39.0) −4.2(24.4) −13.4(7.9) 1.4(34.5) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −22.8(−9.0) −20.7(−5.3) −13.9(7.0) −5(23) 2.9(37.2) 8(46) 11.1(52.0) 10.2(50.4) 5.3(41.5) 0(32) −7.7(18.1) −18.2(−0.8) −4.2(24.4) Record low °C (°F) −45(−49) −42.2(−44.0) −37.5(−35.5) −30(−22) −13.3(8.1) −2.8(27.0) −1.1(30.0) −1.1(30.0) −6.1(21.0) −14.5(5.9) −33.9(−29.0) −38.9(−38.0) −45(−49) Average precipitation mm (inches) 64.4(2.54) 43.7(1.72) 48.5(1.91) 44(1.7) 66.4(2.61) 80.8(3.18) 107.4(4.23) 81.9(3.22) 104.1(4.10) 81.3(3.20) 73.5(2.89) 63.2(2.49) 859.2(33.83) Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.2(0.01) 2.1(0.08) 9(0.4) 26.5(1.04) 62.6(2.46) 80.8(3.18) 107.4(4.23) 81.9(3.22) 101.9(4.01) 66.6(2.62) 22.1(0.87) 2.6(0.10) 563.6(22.19) Average snowfall cm (inches) 64.2(25.3) 41.6(16.4) 39.5(15.6) 17.4(6.9) 3.9(1.5) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 2.2(0.9) 14.7(5.8) 51.5(20.3) 60.6(23.9) 295.6(116.4) Source: Environment Canada

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