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.
Naturally spring fed, Princ
e Lake is a long-standing settlement for permanent residents and vacationers. In 2007, Tom Connelly was elected Mayor of the Lake and his son Kyle Connelly has served as the deputy, both by unanimous decision.
The township was named after John Prince, the first judge in the Algoma District.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Prince had a population of 975 living in 394 of its 462 total private dwellings, a change of -3.5% from its 2016 population of 1,010. With a land area of 84.98 km2 (32.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.5/km2 (29.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]