Northern Bruce Peninsula
# Northern Bruce Peninsula

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), 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

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 $km^2$ (299.5 sq mi), it had a population density of $5.7/km^2$ (14.7/sq mi) in 2021.

Population trend:

* Population in 2011: 3744
* 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
