South Bruce Peninsula is a town at the base of the Bruce Peninsula

Bruce Peninsula

The Bruce Peninsula is a peninsula in Ontario, Canada that lies between Georgian Bay and the main basin of Lake Huron. The peninsula extends roughly northwestwards from the rest of Southern Ontario, pointing towards Manitoulin Island, with which it forms the widest strait joining Georgian Bay to...

 of Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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, in the County of Bruce

Bruce County, Ontario

Bruce County is a county in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. As of 2006, the population was 65,349. The area was . The county seat is Walkerton, Ontario. It is located at ....

 between Lake Huron

Lake Huron

Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...

 and Georgian Bay

Georgian Bay

Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada...

.

Recently the cottage industry has become the major industry in the area. Many cottages are found along Sauble Beach (North and South).

Demographics

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

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 Census:

• Population: 8,145
• % Change (2001-2006): 4.0
• Area (km²): 531.90
• Density (persons per km²): 15.8
• Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3581 (total dwellings: 6759)
• Mother tongue:
  • English as first language: 94.9 %
  • French as first language: 0.4 %
  • English and French as first language: 0 %
  • Other as first language: 4.8 %

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 8415 (2001 to 2006 population change: 4.0 %)
• Population in 2001: 8090
• Population total in 1996: 8004
  • Albemarle (township): 1217
  • Amabel (township): 3917
  • Hepworth (village): 470
  • Wiarton (town): 2400
• Population in 1991:
  • Albemarle (township): 1140
  • Amabel (township): 3815
  • Hepworth (village): 453
  • Wiarton (town): 2326

Communities

The town comprises the communities of Adamsville, Colpoy's Bay, Hepworth, Hope Bay, Howdenvale, Mar, McIvor, Oliphant, Park Head, Purple Valley, Red Bay, Sauble Beach

Sauble Beach, Ontario

Sauble Beach, Ontario, Canada is a resort community and unincorporated area in the town of South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, on the north edge of the Saugeen Nation...

, Sauble Beach North, Sauble Beach South, Sauble Falls, Skipness, Tolmie and Wiarton

Wiarton, Ontario

Wiarton is a community in Bruce County, Ontario, at the western end of Colpoys Bay, an inlet off Georgian Bay, on the Bruce Peninsula. The community is part of the town of South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario....

. The administrative centre of the region is found in Wiarton.

Attractions

The main tourist attractions for the area are Sauble Beach, Wiarton Willie

Wiarton Willie

Wiarton Willie is a famous albino Canadian groundhog who lived in the community of Wiarton in Bruce County, Ontario. Every February 2, on Groundhog Day, Willie took part in the local Wiarton Willie Festival. His role is to predict whether there will be an early spring...

 (Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

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), and fishing locations such as Pike Bay.
The region has many annual festivals such as Sandfest held in Sauble Beach and the Oliphant regetta.

External links

• Town of South Bruce Peninsula