Nipissing, Ontario
Nipissing | |
|---|---|
| Township of Nipissing | |
Nipissing Township Museum | |
| Motto: Life the Way it Should Be. | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 79°33′W / 46.050°N 79.550°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Parry Sound |
| Settled | 1862 |
| Incorporated | 1888 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Tom Piper |
| • Federal riding | Nipissing—Timiskaming |
| • Prov. riding | Nipissing |
| Area | |
| • Land | 387.95 km2 (149.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,769 |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0H |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | nipissingtownship |
Nipissing is an incorporated (political) township in Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada. It is on Lake Nipissing and is part of the Almaguin Highlands region. Nipissing was surveyed between 1874 and 1881, and was incorporated in 1888. Among the first settlers in the area were the Chapman and Beatty families. Nipissing Township annexed Gurd Township in 1970. The township also contains a community named Nipissing, which is located on the South River near Chapman's Landing, on the South Bay of Lake Nipissing. The township administrative offices are located in Nipissing.
The township includes the communities of Alsace, Christian Valley, Commanda, Hotham, Nipissing and Wade's Landing.