Central Manitoulin


Central Manitoulin is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located on Manitoulin Island and in Manitoulin District.
The Township of Central Manitoulin was formed on May 1, 1998, through the annexation of the unorganized geographic township of Sandfield by Carnarvon Township. Carnarvon Township was incorporated in 1871, and named after Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon.

Geography

Treasure Island, the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake, is located in Central Manitoulin, in Lake Mindemoya. The largest lake in a lake, Lake Manitou, is also mainly located in Central Manitoulin.

Communities

The primary community and administrative centre of the township is Mindemoya. Smaller communities include Big Lake, Britainville, Dryden's Corner, Gibraltar, Grimsthorpe, Long Bay, Monument Corner, Old Spring Bay, Perivale, Providence Bay, Sandfield, and Spring Bay.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Manitoulin 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.
Mother tongue :
  • English as first language: 91.2 %
  • French as first language: 4.3 %
  • English and French as first language: 0.2 %
  • Other as first language: 3.6 %

Smallest jail

Ontario has had a few historical claimants, by towns, for housing the province's smallest jail, the main three being: Tweed, Creemore and Coboconk. However, old jailhouses in Providence Bay, Port Dalhousie, Rodney, and ghost town Berens River have proven to be even smaller. The jailhouse in Providence Bay is now a cabin for tourists to stay at. It is at 56 Munro Street, Providence Bay, ON. 45 40' 14.72 N x 82 16' 13.47 W