Nipigon

Nipigon
Township of Nipigon
Nickname: 
"The Lakehead"
Nipigon is located in Ontario
Nipigon
Nipigon
Coordinates: 49°00′55″N 088°16′06″W / 49.01528°N 88.26833°W / 49.01528; -88.26833
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictThunder Bay
Incorporated1908
Government
 • MayorSuzanne Kukko
 • Federal ridingThunder Bay—Superior North
 • Prov. ridingThunder Bay—Superior North
Area
 • Land107.94 km2 (41.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,473
 • Density13.6/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal Code
Area code807
Websitenipigon.net Edit this at Wikidata

Nipigon (/ˈnɪpɪɡən/) is a township in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located along the west side of the Nipigon River and south of the small Helen Lake running between Lake Nipigon and Lake Superior. Lake Nipigon is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Nipigon. Located at latitude 49.0125° N, Nipigon is the northernmost community on the Great Lakes.

A communications tower near Nipigon broadcasts a local radio station and television channels from Thunder Bay, including CKPR (TBT), CFNO and CBQT.

The Nipigon Crater or Crater Nipigon on Mars is named after this town.

  1. ^ a b "Nipigon (Code 3558044) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Nipigon, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2019.