South Bruce, Ontario Explained

South Bruce is not to be confused with the Town of South Bruce Peninsula

South Bruce
Official Name:Municipality of South Bruce
Settlement Type:Municipality (lower-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
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Pushpin Mapsize:200px
Coordinates:44.0333°N -93°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Settled
Established Title2:Formed
Established Date2:January 1, 1999
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mark Goetz
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:486.86
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:5880
Population Density Km2:12.1
Utc Offset:-5
Utc Offset Dst:-4

South Bruce is a municipality in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

History

South Bruce was created in 1999 as part of county-wide municipal restructuring. In 1998, the Township of Culross and the Village of Teeswater amalgamated to form the Township of Teeswater-Culross. Similarly, the Village of Mildmay joined with the Township of Carrick to form the Township of Mildmay-Carrick. The following year, both Mildmay-Carrick and Teeswater-Culross amalgamated again to form South Bruce, choosing Teeswater as the seat of the municipality.

South Bruce is one of two Ontario communities[1] being considered as a potential deep geological repository site for Canada's used nuclear fuel.

Communities

The two main population centres in South Bruce are Mildmay and Teeswater. Other communities within the municipal boundaries are Carlsruhe, Deemerton, Formosa and Salem.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, South Bruce had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 486.86km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Population trend prior to amalgamation:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Study Areas The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO). www.nwmo.ca. en. 2017-11-11.