Thunder Bay

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Thunder Bay

Total population

108,359

Coordinates48.41°, -89.26°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and the second most populous municipality in Northern Ontario. Its population is 108,843 according to the 2021 Canadian census.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

V

Vic Venasky

Canadian ice hockey player

A

Arthur Nash

ice hockey player (1914-2000)

L

Larry Rucchin

Canadian ice hockey player

Haley Irwin

ice hockey player

Kevin Durand

Canadian actor

Jeremy Adduono

Canadian ice hockey player

D

David Latta

Canadian ice hockey player

Rick Adduono

Canadian ice hockey player

Tony Hrkac

Canadian ice hockey player

Steve Passmore

Canadian ice hockey player

Bev Oda

Canadian broadcaster, politician

Eric Staal

Canadian ice hockey player

Jordan Staal

Canadian ice hockey player

Taylor Chorney

ice hockey player from the USA

Jason Jaspers

Canadian ice hockey player

G

Gerry Davey

English ice hockey player (1914–1977)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ontario

• Nipigon
  61.8 mi away
• Rocky Bay
  87.7 mi away
• Sand Point
  89 mi away
• Beardmore
  101.4 mi away
• Ignace
  129.1 mi away · pop. 1,202
• Marathon
  133.8 mi away
• Savant Lake
  142.3 mi away
• Dryden
  187.7 mi away · pop. 7,617
• Wawa
  208.5 mi away · pop. 2,610
• Pickle Lake
  215.3 mi away · pop. 500
• Nestor Falls
  218 mi away
• Fort Hope
  225.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Thunder Bay

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Sunfish Rx Prescribed Fire, Cook, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-05-19 · 50 mi
• NW SANDS BLOCK A RX Prescribed Fire, Bayfield, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-05-13 · 156 mi
• rx-Kimberly Clark NW Prescribed Fire, Price, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-04-24 · 192 mi
• rx-82 Prescribed Fire, Burnett, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-05-01 · 234 mi
• rx-73 Prescribed Fire, Burnett, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-04-21 · 237 mi
• rx-66 Prescribed Fire, Burnett, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-04-23 · 238 mi
• rx-45_041526 Prescribed Fire, Burnett, Wisconsin
  Wildfires · 2026-04-19 · 238 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Thunder Bay, sourced from Wikidata.

• Forest of Reading Festival

  festival

  Ontario Library Association's award ceremony for the Forest of Reading

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Thunder Bay, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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