Northern Bruce Peninsula

Northern Bruce Peninsula
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula

Pike Bay
Northern Bruce Peninsula

Location in southern Ontario

Coordinates: 45°05′N 81°23′W / 45.083°N 81.383°W / 45.083; -81.383Coordinates: 45°05′N 81°23′W / 45.083°N 81.383°W / 45.083; -81.383
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Bruce
Formed January 1, 1999
Government
 • Mayor Milt McIver
 • Federal riding Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
 • Prov. riding Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Area[1]
 • Land 781.77 km2 (301.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,744
 • Density 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code N0H
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.northbrucepeninsula.ca

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[2]), 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

Canada census – Northern Bruce Peninsula community profile
2011 2006
Population: 3744 (−2.8% from 2006) 3850 (+7.0% from 2001)
Land area: 781.77 km2 (301.84 sq mi) 781.51 km2 (301.74 sq mi)
Population density: 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Median age: 53.9 (M: 53.7, F: 54.4)
Total private dwellings: 4954 4,870
Median household income: $44,607
References: 2011[1] 2006[3]

Population trend:[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Northern Bruce Peninsula census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  2. ↑ Hepburn, Glen Gordon (1987). Benchmarks : A History of Eastnor Township and Lion's Head. Owen Sound: The Eastnor and Lion's Head Historical Society. p. 13. ISBN 0-9692848-0-2.
  3. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


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Main Channel		 Georgian Bay
Saugeen and Cape Croker Fishing Islands 1 / Lake Huron Georgian Bay
   Northern Bruce Peninsula
(surrounds Cape Croker Hunting Ground 60B
and Saugeen Hunting Grounds 60A)  
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