Gore Bay, Ontario
Gore Bay | |
|---|---|
| Town of Gore Bay | |
| Motto(s): Pristine, prosperous, proud. | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′N 82°28′W / 45.917°N 82.467°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Manitoulin |
| Settled | 1860s |
| Incorporated | 1890 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Mayor | Ron Lane |
| • Governing Body | Corporation of the Town of Gore Bay |
| • MP | Jim Belanger (Conservative) |
| • MPP | Bill Rosenberg (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 193.50 m (634.84 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 808 |
| • Density | 157.2/km2 (407/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0P 1H0 |
| Area code | 705 |
| Website | www |
Gore Bay is a town on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada. Located on the namesake Gore Bay, a bay of Lake Huron's North Channel, it is one of the two incorporated towns of Manitoulin District, of which it is the administrative and government seat.
The town's name is believed to be referencing the gore-shaped harbour. Other theories for the namesake are probably for Francis Gore (1769–1852), Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada from 1806 to 1817, or after the steamer Gore (c. 1839 and scrapped 1861), which ran between Sault Ste. Marie and Collingwood from 1860 to 1870.