Neyaashiinigmiing 27 facts for kids
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Neyaashiinigmiing
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| Neyaashiinigmiing Indian Reserve No. 27 | |
 Neyaashiinigmiing
Location in Southern Ontario
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Bruce |
| First Nation | Chippewas of Nawash |
| Area | |
| • Land | 63.84 km2 (24.65 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)
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| • Total | 615 |
| • Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Website | www.nawash.ca |
Neyaashiinigmiing, formerly Cape Croker, is a reserve within Bruce County, Ontario. It is one of the parcels of land administered by the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.
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Etymology
The name Neyaashiinigmiing loosely translated from Ojibwe as point of land surrounded on 3 sides by water. Which describes the location of Neyaashiinigmiing 27.
Points of interest
Cape Croker Lighthouse
The Cape Croker Lighthouse is located on the south-east corner of Neyaashiinigmiing. It was first built in 1898, but was replaced in 1902 with the current lighthouse. The lighthouse was the first of its type and was the first to have an electrically ran light and foghorn. The lighthouse is an octagonal lighthouse, with a height of 18 meters/53 feet. The original lighthouse was a wooden lighthouse. The lighthouse has a fresnel light and its range is 24 km.
Cape Croker Park
Cape Croker Park is a 520-acre park located in Neyaashiinigmiing. Surrounding Sydney Bay. It offers camping and hosts the annual pow-wow.
Bruce Trail
The Bruce Trail goes through Neyaashiinigmiing and on some of the bluffs on Neyaashiinigmiing.
Others
The reserve Neyaashiinigmiing is also home to two bluffs the Jones Bluff and the Sydney Bay Bluff, the Bruce trail goes on both of the bluffs.
Demographics
| Canada census – Neyaashiinigmiing 27 community profile | |||
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| 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
| Population: | 615 (-7.8% from 2011) | 667 (12.9% from 2006) | 591 (0.7% from 2001) |
| Land area: | 63.84 km2 (24.65 sq mi) | 63.81 km2 (24.64 sq mi) | 63.78 km2 (24.63 sq mi) |
| Population density: | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) | 12.5/km2 (32/sq mi) | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Median age: | 37.7 (M: 36.2, F: 39.0) | n/a (M: n/a, F: n/a) | 37.2 (M: 34.9, F: 40.0) |
| Total private dwellings: | 410 | 351 | 404 |
| Median household income: | $29,568 | $17,216 | |
| References: 2016 2011 2006 earlier | |||
