Terrace Bay

Terrace Bay
Township (single-tier)
Township of Terrace Bay
Motto: 
Gem of the Northshore
Terrace Bay is located in Ontario
Terrace Bay
Terrace Bay
Terrace Bay is located in Canada
Terrace Bay
Terrace Bay
Coordinates: 48°48′N 87°06′W / 48.800°N 87.100°W / 48.800; -87.100
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictThunder Bay
Settled1940s
Incorporated1959
Government
 • MayorPaul Malashewski
 • Federal ridingThunder Bay—Superior North
 • Prov. ridingThunder Bay—Superior North
Area
[1]
 • Land151.50 km2 (58.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1][2]
 • Total
1,528
 • Density10.1/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code FSA
P0T
Area code807
Websitewww.terracebay.ca

Terrace Bay is a township in Thunder Bay District in northern Ontario, Canada, located on the north shore of Lake Superior east of Thunder Bay along Highway 17. The name originates from a series of lake terraces formed as the water level in Lake Superior lowered following the latest ice age.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Terrace Bay, Township". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019.