Nickel Centre
Nickel Centre (1996 census population 13,017) was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000.
Nickel Centre | |
|---|---|
Community | |
Location of Nickel Centre within Greater Sudbury. | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Greater Sudbury |
| Wards | 7, 9 |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1973 |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • City Councillor | Mike Jakubo, Deb McIntosh |
| • Governing Body | Greater Sudbury City Council |
| • MPs | Marc Serré (Liberal) |
| • MPPs | France Gélinas (NDP) |
| Population (2011)Statistics Canada | |
| • Total | 13,232 |
| Population computed by combining Census Tracts 5800100.00, 5800101.00 and 5800102.00 | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code FSA | P0M, P3L |
| Area code | 705 |
It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. On January 1, 2001, the town and the Regional Municipality were dissolved and amalgamated into the city of Greater Sudbury. The town is now divided between Wards 7 and 9 on Greater Sudbury City Council, and is represented by councillors Mike Jakubo and Deb McIntosh.
In the Canada 2011 Census, the Garson-Falconbridge corridor within Nickel Centre was counted as part of the population centre (or urban area) of Sudbury, while the census tracts corresponding to the former boundaries of Nickel Centre had a population of 13,232. In the Canada 2016 Census, the boundaries of the Sudbury population centre were revised to retain Garson but exclude Falconbridge, while a new population centre was added for Coniston (population 1,814).