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°WCoordinates: 45°05′N 81°23′W / 45.083°N 81.383°W
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

Population trend:[4]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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