page_title: Prince, Ontario
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Prince, Ontario / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: Canadian Shield rock outcrop near Gros-Cap, Prince Township
context_page_description: Prince is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District northwest of Sault Ste. Marie. Although the township is not part of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, some municipal services are contracted to the city.
  The only named community within the township is Gros Cap. Most mail and telephone service in the township is part of Sault Ste. Marie's sortation area and telephone exchange.
  One of the largest wind farms in Canada, the Prince Township Wind Farm, is centred in Prince Township. It provides enough electricity to serve 20,000 homes. The project is run by Brascan Power Wind.
  The township was named after John Prince, the first judge in the Algoma District.
context_section_description: Population trend:
  Population in 2016: 1,010
  Population in 2011: 1,031
  Population in 2006: 971
  Population in 2001: 1,010
  Population in 1996: 971
  Population in 1991: 987
caption: Canadian Shield outcropping in Prince Township
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