Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sault Ste. Marie
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City of Sault Ste. Marie | |
Soo Locks International Bridge, (North) Downtown Sault Ste. Marie Ontario.
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Nickname(s):
"The Soo"
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Motto(s):
"Naturally Gifted"
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Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Algoma |
Incorporated | 1888 (town) 1912 (city) |
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• Type | Corporation |
Area | |
• Land | 223.24 km2 (86.19 sq mi) |
• Urban | 53.05 km2 (20.48 sq mi) |
• Metro | 805.60 km2 (311.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 192.00 m (629.92 ft) |
Population
(2016)
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• City (single-tier) | 73,368 |
• Density | 328.6/km2 (851/sq mi) |
• Urban | 66,313 |
• Urban density | 1,250.1/km2 (3,238/sq mi) |
• Metro | 78,159 |
• Metro density | 97.0/km2 (251/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Saultite |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern Standard Time (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)) |
Forward sortation area |
P6A to P6C
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Area code(s) | (705) and (249) |
CA rank: 46th in Canada Municipal rank: 66th in Canada |
Sault Ste Marie is the third largest city in northern Ontario, Canada with 74,948 census.
Sault Ste Marie is on the border of Ontario and Michigan.
John Rowswell was elected as mayor in the 2000 municipal election.
It is found on the St. Marys River.
The area was originally named Baawitigong, which means "place of the rapids" by the Ojibwe tribe.
Sault Ste. Marie has its own Walk of Fame.
Famous Residents
- Tony Esposito, Former Ice hockey goaltender
- Phil Esposito, Former ice hockey centre
Images for kids
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Cairn commemorating the Wolseley Expedition to quell the Red River Rebellion
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Turning the first sod ceremony for the construction of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal, 30 July 1890
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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (left), Soo Locks and International Bridge (centre), and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (right), with St. Marys River in the background
See also
In Spanish: Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) para niños