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Huron Shores is a
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in the
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of
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, located along the
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of
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in the
Algoma District Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The name was created by an American ethnologist, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), who was appointed Indian agent to the Ojibwe in ...
. The municipality was created in 1999 through the amalgamation of the former townships of Thessalon, Thompson, and Day and Bright Additional, and the former village of Iron Bridge. The town of
Thessalon Thessalon is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located at the junction of Highway 17 and Highway 129 on the north shore of Lake Huron. It is surrounded by, but not part of, the municipality of Huron Shores, and is part of Algoma Di ...
, although surrounded by Huron Shores, is ''not'' part of the Municipality. The township's current mayor is Gil Reeves, who succeeded Ted Linley in the 2010 municipal election.


Communities

The main communities in the township are Iron Bridge, Sowerby and Little Rapids. Smaller communities include Ansonia, Day Mills, Dayton, Dean Lake, Eley, Livingstone, Livingstone Creek, Maple Ridge, Nestorville, Sherwood and Sunset Beach. The municipality officers are located in Iron Bridge, which was originally named Tally-Ho for the call that the lumberjacks would make upon reaching a trading post, Iron Bridge was renamed in the early 1900s after the bridge built over the nearby
Mississagi River The Mississagi River is a river in Algoma District, Algoma and Sudbury District, Sudbury Districts, Ontario, Canada, that originates in Sudbury District and flows to Lake Huron at Blind River, Ontario, Blind River, Algoma District. Etymology Th ...
. Its most notable tourist attractions are its snowmobile trails, nearby wilderness areas for hunting and fishing, and the
Voyageur Hiking Trail The Voyageur Hiking Trail is a public hiking trail between Sudbury and Thunder Bay in Northern Ontario, Canada. The name honours the early European fur traders of the region who travelled largely by canoe and were known as 'voyageurs’ and †...
which passes through the town of Iron Bridge. As a formerly independent village, Iron Bridge retains the status of
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in Canadian censuses. It had a population of 632 in the Canada 2011 Census, up from 614 in the 2006 census.


Recreation

The municipality has numerous recreation centres and community halls which are used frequently for local events. These centres are located throughout the municipality and include: * Thessalon Township Community Centre * Little Rapids Gazebo and Ballpark softball field with gazebo shelter * Sowerby Hall * Historic Cordukes/Weber 12-Sided Barn * Iron Bridge Recreation Centre (Arena) * Thompson Hall Community Gym Many of these community centres have significant historical connections. The Thessalon Township Community Centre is the former Little Rapids one-room school house. The Cordukes/Weber 12-Sided Barn is one of only three 12-sided barns in Canada. It was originally built in 1919 and was restored and relocated to its present site in 2010. Huron Shores is home to two museums. The
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and the
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. The Iron Bridge Historical Museum located in Iron Bridge is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the town and the surrounding communities which make up Huron Shores. The Museum is open seasonally in July and August and consists of a number of historical buildings from the area including two
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. The Heritage Park Museum located in
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was established in 1977 to preserve the heritage of the Huron Shores region. The heritage site is open in July and August and is well known locally for its annual county fair and auction which occurs every civic holiday weekend. The Museum is operated by the Thessalon Township Heritage Committee, a committee within the municipality of Huron Shores. There is a substantial farming community in Huron Shores. During the summer months many local farmers and food producers participate in local
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held at the 12-sided Round Barn heritage site and the Iron Bridge Historical Museum. The municipality is also home to a number of publicly accessible lakes and rivers. The outdoors are one of the main attractions of the area with many visitors coming to the area to fish, hunt, or enjoy the water. It includes several islands, including Clinton Island.


Demographics

In the
2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
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, Huron Shores had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population:Statistics Canada:
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census
* Population in 2016: 1,664 * Population in 2011: 1,723 * Population in 2006: 1,696 * Population in 2001: 1,794 * Population total in 1996: 1,877 ** Day and Bright Additional: 217 ** Iron Bridge: 777 ** Thessalon: 758 ** Thompson: 125 * Population in 1991: ** Day and Bright Additional: 249 ** Iron Bridge: 823 ** Thessalon: 771 ** Thompson: 119 Languages: * English as first language: 94.0% * French as first language: 5.7% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0.3%


See also

*
List of townships in Ontario This is a list of townships in the Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by census division. Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District Historical/Geographic Townships *Abbott *Aberdeen Additional *Abigo *Abotossaway * ...


References


External links

* {{Algoma District 1999 establishments in Ontario Municipalities in Algoma District Single-tier municipalities in Ontario