Northern Bruce Peninsula Explained

Northern Bruce Peninsula
Official Name:Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula
Settlement Type:Municipality (lower-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bruce
Established Title:Settled
Established Title2:Formed
Established Date2:January 1, 1999
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Milt McIver
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:783.99
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3999
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:5.1
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:N0H
Area Code:519 and 226

The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula is located on the Bruce Peninsula in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is a popular vacation spot in the summer for its water sports and cottaging, and in the winter for snowmobiling. The municipality was formed on January 1, 1999, when the townships of St. Edmunds, Lindsay, and Eastnor (which was named after Eastnor, Herefordshire[3]), as well as the Village of Lion's Head, were amalgamated.

It is home to the Bruce Peninsula National Park, the Fathom Five National Marine Park, and the Lion's Head Provincial Park.

Communities

Its main population centres are Lion's Head and Tobermory. Other communities include Barrow Bay, Clarke's Corners, Dyer's Bay, Ferndale, Hope Bay, Miller Lake, Pike Bay, and Stokes Bay.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Northern Bruce Peninsula had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 775.7km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Municipality [Census subdivision]]. 8 February 2017 .
  2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Municipality [Census subdivision]]. 8 February 2017 .
  3. Book: Hepburn, Glen Gordon. Benchmarks : A History of Eastnor Township and Lion's Head. 1987. The Eastnor and Lion's Head Historical Society. Owen Sound. 0-9692848-0-2. 13.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . March 31, 2022.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census