The primary community in the township is Kagawong. There are three smaller communities: Billings, Bowser's Corner, and Pleasant Valley.
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Kagawong's harbour is located on Mudge Bay and is home to the Kagawong Lighthouse, which has been in continuous service since 1888. The name Kagawong means "where mists rise from falling waters" in the Ojibwe language, a reference to the nearby Bridal Veil Falls on the Kagawong River.
Kagawong is home to numerous tourist attractions. The most popular being the famed Bridal Veil Falls. The legend is that those who swim under the falls are rewarded with good luck. The falls begin at the end of the upper Kagawong river, and flow past a series of small, cascading waterfalls down a winding trail towards Mudge Bay. The trails are spotted with art pieces, benches and picnic tables. In addition to the falls, Kagawong is also home to a Transportation and Communication Museum, Art Gallery, Anglican Church, several sandy beaches, and many camping and cottage rental opportunities.
Kagawong is the nearest port of call to the islands of the North Channel, being directly south of Clapperton Island and the Benjamin Islands.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Billings had a population of 753 living in 343 of its 675 total private dwellings, a change of 24.9% from its 2016 population of 603. With a land area of 208.81 km2 (80.62 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
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billings, ontario, billings, township, canadian, province, ontario, well, name, community, within, that, township, billingstownship, single, tier, township, billingsbillingsshow, manitoulin, districtbillingsshow, ontariocoordinates, 250countrycanadaprovinceont. Billings is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario as well as the name of a community within that township BillingsTownship single tier Township of BillingsBillingsShow map of Manitoulin DistrictBillingsShow map of OntarioCoordinates 45 54 N 82 15 W 45 900 N 82 250 W 45 900 82 250CountryCanadaProvinceOntarioDistrictManitoulinIncorporated1884Government TypeTownship MayorBryan William Barker MPCarol Hughes NDP MPPMichael Mantha NDP Area 1 Land209 64 km2 80 94 sq mi Population 2016 1 Total603 Density2 9 km2 8 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Postal codeP0P 1J0Area codes705 249Websitewww wbr billingstwp wbr ca Located in the Manitoulin District the township had a population of 603 in the Canada 2016 Census Contents 1 Communities 1 1 Kagawong 2 Demographics 3 Transportation 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCommunities editThe primary community in the township is Kagawong There are three smaller communities Billings Bowser s Corner and Pleasant Valley Kagawong edit Kagawong s harbour is located on Mudge Bay and is home to the Kagawong Lighthouse which has been in continuous service since 1888 The name Kagawong means where mists rise from falling waters in the Ojibwe language a reference to the nearby Bridal Veil Falls on the Kagawong River Kagawong is home to numerous tourist attractions The most popular being the famed Bridal Veil Falls The legend is that those who swim under the falls are rewarded with good luck The falls begin at the end of the upper Kagawong river and flow past a series of small cascading waterfalls down a winding trail towards Mudge Bay The trails are spotted with art pieces benches and picnic tables In addition to the falls Kagawong is also home to a Transportation and Communication Museum Art Gallery Anglican Church several sandy beaches and many camping and cottage rental opportunities Kagawong is the nearest port of call to the islands of the North Channel being directly south of Clapperton Island and the Benjamin Islands nbsp The waterfront of KagawongDemographics editHistorical populationYearPop 2001551 2006539 2 2 2011506 6 1 2016603 19 2 2 3 1 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Billings had a population of 753 living in 343 of its 675 total private dwellings a change of 24 9 from its 2016 population of 603 With a land area of 208 81 km2 80 62 sq mi it had a population density of 3 6 km2 9 3 sq mi in 2021 4 Canada census Billings community profile 202120162011 Population753 24 9 from 2016 603 19 2 from 2011 506 6 1 from 2006 Land area208 81 km2 80 62 sq mi 209 64 km2 80 94 sq mi 209 30 km2 80 81 sq mi Population density3 6 km2 9 3 sq mi 2 9 km2 7 5 sq mi 2 4 km2 6 2 sq mi Median age56 8 M 57 2 F 56 8 51 4 M 50 9 F 51 9 Private dwellings675 total 343 occupied 731 total 704 total Median household income 81 000 68 779 References 2021 5 2016 6 2011 7 earlier 8 9 Transportation editHighway 540 is the main road in the township and provides connections to Gore Bay and Mindemoya See also editList of francophone communities in Ontario List of townships in OntarioReferences edit a b c Census Profile 2016 Census Billings Township Statistics Canada 8 February 2017 Retrieved June 20 2019 Statistics Canada 2001 2006 census Billings census profile 2011 Census of Population Statistics Canada Retrieved 2012 02 24 Population and dwelling counts Canada provinces and territories census divisions and census subdivisions municipalities Ontario Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved April 2 2022 2021 Community Profiles 2021 Canadian Census Statistics Canada February 4 2022 Retrieved 2023 10 19 2016 Community Profiles 2016 Canadian Census Statistics Canada August 12 2021 Retrieved 2019 06 20 2011 Community Profiles 2011 Canadian Census Statistics Canada March 21 2019 Retrieved 2012 02 24 2006 Community Profiles 2006 Canadian Census Statistics Canada August 20 2019 2001 Community Profiles 2001 Canadian Census Statistics Canada July 18 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Billings Ontario Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billings Ontario amp oldid 1187170699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
