Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

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Northern Bruce Peninsula
—  Township  —
Pike Bay
Northern Bruce Peninsula is located in Ontario
Northern Bruce Peninsula
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
Settled
Formed
Government
 • Mayor Milt McIver
 • Federal riding Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
 • Prov. riding Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Area[1]
 • Land 781.51 km2 (301.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 3,850
 • Density 4.9/km2 (12.7/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 Ontario, Canada. It is a popular vacation spot in the summer for its water sports and cottaging and in the winter for the snowmobiling.

The municipality's 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.

[edit] Demographics

Canada census – Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario Community Profile
  2011 2006

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:






3,850 (+7.0% from 2001)
781.51 km2 (301.74 sq mi)
4.9 /km2 (13 /sq mi)
53.9 (males: 53.7, females: 54.4)
4,870
$44,607






References: 2006[2]


Population trend:[3]

  • Population in 2006: 3850
  • Population in 2001: 3599
  • Population total in 1996: 3500
    • Eastnor (township): 1443
    • Lindsay (township): 500
    • Lion's Head (village): 550
    • St. Edmunds (township): 1007
  • Population in 1991:
    • Eastnor (township): 1317
    • Lindsay (township): 505
    • Lion's Head (village): 491
    • St. Edmunds (township): 979

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Northern Bruce Peninsula community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3541069&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=northern%20bruce&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-01-25. 
  2. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24. 
  3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


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