Georgian Bluffs

Georgian Bluffs
Georgian Bluffs
—  Township  —
Georgian Bluffs is located in Ontario
Georgian Bluffs
Coordinates: 44°39′N 81°02′W / 44.65°N 81.033°W / 44.65; -81.033Coordinates: 44°39′N 81°02′W / 44.65°N 81.033°W / 44.65; -81.033
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Grey
Settled
Formed January 1, 2001
Government
 – Mayor Alan Barfoot
 – Federal riding Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
 – Prov. riding Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Area[1]
 – Land 603.58 km2 (233 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 – Total 10,506
 – Density 17.4/km2 (45.1/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.georgianbluffs.on.ca

Georgian Bluffs is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Grey County located between Colpoy's Bay and Owen Sound on Georgian Bay.

The township was incorporated on January 1, 2001 by amalgamating the former townships of Derby, Keppel, and Sarawak, and the village of Shallow Lake.

Contents

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Alvanley, Balmy Beach, Benallen, Big Bay, Clavering, Copperkettle, Cruickshank, East Linton, Hogg, Inglis Falls, Jackson, Keady, Kemble, Kilsyth, Lake Charles, Lindenwood, Oxenden, Shallow Lake, Shouldice, Springmount, Squire, Wolseley and Zion.

Demographics

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:

  • Population: 10,506
  • % Change (2001–2006): 3.7
  • Dwellings:4,697
  • Area (km².): 603.58
  • Density (persons per km².): 17.4

Population trend:[2]

  • Population in 2006: 10,506
  • Population in 2001: 10,152 (or 10,127 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries)
  • Population in 1996:
    • Derby (township): 2891
    • Keppel (township): 4042
    • Sarawak (township): 2832
    • Shallow Lake (village): 491
  • Population in 1991:
    • Derby (township): 2818
    • Keppel (township): 3612
    • Sarawak (township): 2803
    • Shallow Lake (village): 505

References

  1. ^ a b "Georgian Bluffs community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3542053&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Georgian%20Bluffs&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

Colpoy's Bay / Neyaashiinigmiing 27
South Bruce Peninsula Georgian Bay
Owen Sound
Meaford
   Georgian Bluffs    
Arran–Elderslie Chatsworth



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