Northern Bruce Peninsula

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Northern Bruce Peninsula

| official_name = Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula

| settlement_type = Municipality (lower-tier)

| image_skyline = Pike Bay rock beach.jpg

| image_caption = Pike Bay

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{ON}}

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Bruce

| established_title = Settled

| established_date =

| 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 = {{cite web |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Municipality [Census subdivision]| date=8 February 2017 |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3541069&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=northern&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1}}

| area_total_km2 =

| area_land_km2 = 783.99

| area_water_km2 =

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Municipality [Census subdivision]| date=7 February 2025 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Northern%20Bruce%20Peninsula&DGUIDlist=2021A00053541069&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0}}

| population_total = 4404

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2 = 5.7

| 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

| website = {{Official URL}}

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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{{cite book|last=Hepburn|first=Glen Gordon|title=Benchmarks : A History of Eastnor Township and Lion's Head|year=1987|publisher=The Eastnor and Lion's Head Historical Society|location=Owen Sound|isbn=0-9692848-0-2|page=13|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=1058269}}), 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.

{{OSM Location map

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| caption = Map of Northern Bruce Peninsula municipality.{{cite web|url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/on/bruce/visit/cartes-maps|title=Bruce Peninsula National Park: Parks map|website=Parks Canada|date=26 March 2018 |access-date=June 21, 2018}}

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| label2= Stokes Bay| mark-coord2={{coord|44.99891|-81.36984}}| label-pos2=left| mark-title2=Stokes Bay|mark-size2=7|label-size2=10

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| mark-coord5= {{coord|45.2283|-81.4650}}| label5=Bruce Peninsula|labela5=National Park | label-pos5=bottom| label-size5=11| label-color5=#81AF81| mark-title5=Bruce Peninsula National Park

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| mark-coord7= {{coord|45.2666|-81.6641}}| label7=Fathom Five|labela7=Marine Park | label-size7=10| label-pos7=top|label-color7=#77A1CB|mark-title7=Fathom Five National Marine Park

| mark-coord8= {{coord|44.8697|-81.3214}}| label8=Pike Bay | label-size8=10| label-pos8=left|mark-size8=7| mark-title8=Pike Bay

| label12=Dyer's Bay| mark-coord12={{coord|45.185|-81.3327}}| label-pos12=right| mark-size12=7| label-size12=10|mark-title12=Dyer's Bay

| label14=Lion's |labela14=Head| mark-coord14={{coord|44.9866|-81.25414}}| label-pos14=right| mark-size14=9| label-size14=12| mark-title14=Lion's Head, Ontario

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Communities

Its main population centres are Lion's Head and Tobermory. Other communities include Barrow Bay, Clarke's Corners, Dyers 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 {{val|4404|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|2206|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|5101|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:4404-3999}}|3999|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|3999|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|775.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|4404|775.7|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 31, 2022}}

{{canada census

|location = Northern Bruce Peninsula

|2021_population=4,404 | 2021_pop_delta=+10.1 | 2021_land_area=775.70 | 2021_pop_density=5.7

|2021_median_age=61.6 | 2021_median_age_m=62 | 2021_median_age_f=61.6

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=2,205 |2021_mean_hh_income= |2021_geocode=2021A00053541069 | 2021_access_date=2022-04-27

|2016_population=3999 | 2016_pop_delta=6.8 | 2016_land_area=783.99 | 2016_pop_density=5.1

|2016_median_age=60.4| 2016_median_age_m=60.1 | 2016_median_age_f=60.6

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=5069 | 2016_mean_hh_income=39,787 | 2016_access_date=2017-11-06

|2011_population=3744 | 2011_pop_delta=−2.8 | 2011_land_area=781.77 | 2011_pop_density=4.8

|2011_median_age=57.3 | 2011_median_age_m=57.1 | 2011_median_age_f=57.5

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=4954 | 2011_mean_hh_income= | 2011_access_date=2012-03-16}}

Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

  • 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

See also

References

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