Northern Bruce Peninsula

Northern Bruce Peninsula
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula
Pike Bay
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Coordinates: 45°05′57″N81°24′25″W / 45.0992°N 81.4069°W / 45.0992; -81.4069
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	783.99 km2 (302.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	4,404
• Density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
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 ^[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.

13km
8.1miles

Tobermory

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Lion's
Head

Dyer's Bay

Pike Bay

Fathom Five
Marine Park

N O R T H E R N
B R U C E P E N I N S U L A

Bruce Peninsula
National Park

G e o r g i a n B a y

L a k e H u r o n

Stokes Bay

Cove Island

   

Map of Northern Bruce Peninsula municipality. ^[4]

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 4,404 living in 2,206 of its 5,101 total private dwellings, a change of 10.1% from its 2016 population of 3,999. With a land area of 775.7 km² (299.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.7/km² (14.7/sq mi) in 2021. ^[5]

Canada census – Northern Bruce Peninsula community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	4,404 (+10.1% from 2016)	3999 (6.8% from 2011)	3744 (−2.8% from 2006)
Land area	775.70 km2 (299.50 sq mi)	783.99 km2 (302.70 sq mi)	781.77 km2 (301.84 sq mi)
Population density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)	4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Median age	61.6 (M: 62, F: 61.6)	60.4 (M: 60.1, F: 60.6)	57.3 (M: 57.1, F: 57.5)
Private dwellings	2,205 (total)	5069 (total)	4954 (total)
Median household income		$39,787

References: 2021 ^[6] 2016 ^[7] 2011 ^[8]

Population trend: ^[9]

• 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

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Municipality [Census subdivision]". 8 February 2017.
2. "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Municipality [Census subdivision]". 7 February 2025.
3. 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.
4. "Bruce Peninsula National Park: Parks map". Parks Canada. 26 March 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Media related to Northern Bruce Peninsula at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website