Cache Bay, Ontario

Cache Bay
Cache Bay is located in Ontario
Cache Bay
Cache Bay
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 46°22′24″N 79°59′23″W / 46.37333°N 79.98972°W / 46.37333; -79.98972
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictNipissing
MunicipalityWest Nipissing
Elevation
209 m (686 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
658
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Postal code
P0H 1G0
Area codes705, 249, 683

Cache Bay is an unincorporated community in geographic Springer Township in the municipality of West Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada and is located on the eponymous bay on the north shore of Lake Nipissing.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cache Bay had a population of 658 living in 268 of its 274 total private dwellings, a change of 2.7% from its 2016 population of 641. With a land area of 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 230.9/km2 (598.0/sq mi) in 2021.

Local History

In 2016, Local author Nancy Payeur Published "The Cache Bay Tragedies" a true-crime and local history book examining two murders and two armed robberies that occurred in Cache Bay between 1961 and 1964. One of the principal cases discussed is the unsolved 1963 killing of Lionel Sabourin, Commonly Known as the "Dog Chain Murder"

Cache Bay had a post office that was established in 1889.

Transportation

The community is served by Ontario Highway 17.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Cache Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2025. (settlement)
  2. ↑ "Google Earth". Retrieved August 14, 2025. Taken at geographic coordinates.
  3. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Ontario Geographic Names Map Viewer". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Cache Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2025. (bay)
  6. ↑ "Cache Bay murder gets renewed attention more than 50 years later with new book". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 139. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.