Bruce County

Bruce County
Gaelic: Siorramachd Bhruis
County (upper-tier)
County of Bruce

Motto: "In Deo Imperium Sed Populus Administrat"  (Latin)
"Administration by the People, but under the authority of God"


Location of Bruce County In Ontario
Coordinates: 44°30′N 81°15′W / 44.500°N 81.250°W / 44.500; -81.250Coordinates: 44°30′N 81°15′W / 44.500°N 81.250°W / 44.500; -81.250
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County seat Walkerton, Ontario
Subdivisions
Government
 • Warden Mitch Twolan
 • Chief Administrative Officer Kelley Coulter
Area[1]
 • Land 3,982.52 km2 (1,537.66 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 64,709
 • Density 16.2/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Primary Highways 21, 9, and 6

Bruce County is a county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. The county seat is Walkerton, Ontario.

The name of the county is linked to the Bruce Trail and the Bruce Peninsula, which the trail runs through. Bruce County is named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, sixth Governor General of the Province of Canada.

The county contains the Bruce Peninsula National Park. Notable towns include Tobermory and Wiarton, home of the weather predicting groundhog Wiarton Willie.

Subdivisions

Bruce County comprises eight municipalities (in population order, largest first):

Independent of Bruce County but within the Bruce census division are two First Nations reserves:

Historic townships

Demographics

Historic population:

Figures below are for the Bruce census division, which consists of Bruce County and two First Nations reserves.

Visible Minorities and Aboriginals
Group 2011 Census 2006 Census 2001 Census 1996 Census
Population % of total Population % of Total Population % of Total Population % of Total
Aboriginal 2,185 3.4 1,820 2.9 1,220 1.9
Visible Minority 965 1.5 595 0.9 590 0.9
All other 61,405 95.1 60,520 96.2 63,120 97.2
Total 64,555 100.0 62,935 100.0 64,930 100.0
Population by mother tongue
Group 2011 Census 2006 Census 2001 Census 1996 Census
Population % of total Population % of Total Population % of Total Population % of Total
English 59,450 92.2 58,530 93.1 60,865 93.9
French 540 0.8 585 0.9 650 1.0
English and French 50 - 30 - 90 -
All other 4,510 7.0 3,800 6.0 3,325 5.1
Total 64,555 100.0 62,935 100.0 64,930 100.0

Attractions

Tourists are attracted to Bruce County's many geographical and historical points of interest. [4]

Bruce County Museum and Archives

Protected areas

Hungerford's crawling water beetle

Bruce County is home to one of the most critically endangered of all insects: the Hungerford's crawling water beetle. The only known population of Hungerford's crawling water beetles outside of the United States were discovered in the North Saugeen River near Scone. In 1986, 42 beetles were identified at a site downstream from a dam there. An unspecified number of beetles were last recorded in 2001, but surveys in 2002 uncovered no specimens. As a result, the status of the Bruce County population of Hungerford's crawling water beetles is uncertain at present.

Although the Hungerford's crawling water beetle was categorized as endangered on March 7, 1994, under the provisions of the U.S. Endangered Species Act, it is currently not protected in Canada.

Highways

Highways in Bruce include:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bruce County census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  2. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  3. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  4. ↑ Take time to explore 'The Bruce'. Niagara This Week. Aug 18, 2010

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