The Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island is a township in Manitoulin District in north central Ontario, Canada. It was formed on January 1, 2009, upon the amalgamation of the townships of Gordon and Barrie Island. The township consists of the communities of Advance, Foxey, Ice Lake, Tobacco Lake and Barrie Island. Gordon/Barrie Island also contains three lakes: Nameless Lake, Tobacco Lake and Ice Lake. Barrie Island Barrie Island () is about wide, long, and has a surface area of . It is connected to Manitoulin by Highway 540A, which crosses the water via a causeway at the narrowest part of the strait. The island has a significant summer recreational population. John Gordon Lane was born on Barrie Island, the Member of Provincial Parliament for Algoma—Manitoulin from 1971 to 1987. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gordon/Barrie Island had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend: Population in 2011: 526 Gordon Township: 491 Barrie Island Township: 35 Population in 2006: Gordon Township: 412 Barrie Island Township: 47 Population in 2001: Gordon Township: 473 Barrie Island Township: 50 Population in 1996: Gordon Township: 470 (adjusted for 2001 boundaries) Barrie Island Township: 60 Population in 1991: Barrie Island Township: 75 See also List of townships in Ontario References External links Municipalities in Manitoulin District Single-tier municipalities in Ontario