Gillies, Ontario

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Gillies
Township of Gillies
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Gillies
Coordinates: 48°16′N89°42′W / 48.267°N 89.700°W / 48.267; -89.700
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Thunder Bay
Settled1840s
Incorporated1920
Government
  ReeveWendy Wright
  Federal riding Thunder Bay—Rainy River
  Prov. riding Thunder Bay—Atikokan
Area
[1]
  Land93.05 km2 (35.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total474
  Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0T
Area code 807
Website www.gilliestownship.com

Gillies is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Thunder Bay District.

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The township is part of the city of Thunder Bay's Census Metropolitan Area, and includes the communities of Hymers and South Gillies.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gillies had a population of 441 living in 186 of its 208 total private dwellings, a change of -7% from its 2016 population of 474. With a land area of 92.68 km2 (35.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.8/km2 (12.3/sq mi) in 2021. [2]

Canada census – Gillies community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population441 (-7.0% from 2016)474 (+0.2% from 2011)473 (-13.1% from 2006)
Land area92.68 km2 (35.78 sq mi)93.05 km2 (35.93 sq mi)93.02 km2 (35.92 sq mi)
Population density4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Median age50.0 (M: 49.2, F: 50.8)46.2 (M: 46.0, F: 46.7)
Private dwellings208 (total)  186 (occupied)201 (total) 209 (total) 
Median household income$90,000$66,944
References: 2021 [3] 2016 [4] 2011 [5] earlier [6] [7]
Gillies, Ontario Historical populations
YearPop.±%
1991498    
1996 497−0.2%
2001 522+5.0%
2006 544+4.2%
2011 473−13.1%
2016 474+0.2%
[8] [9] [1]
Hymers Hymers ON.JPG
Hymers

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References

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