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Dorion is a township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

province of Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, located within the Thunder Bay District

Thunder Bay District

Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay....

. The township had a population of 379 in the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

. Ouimet Canyon

Ouimet Canyon

Ouimet Canyon is a large gorge in the Canadian province of Ontario, about northeast of Thunder Bay in Dorion Township. The gorge is deep, wide and in length, protected in the Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park....

and the Dorion Bible Camp are located in the community.

Demographics

Population trend:

Population in 2006: 379
Population in 2001: 442
Population in 1996: 472
Population in 1991: 513

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