South Bruce, Ontario

South Bruce is a municipality in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

South Bruce
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of South Bruce
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Coordinates: 44°02′N 81°12′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Bruce
Formed	January 1, 1999
Government
• Mayor	Mark Goetz
• Federal riding	Huron—Bruce
• Prov. riding	Huron—Bruce
Area [1]
• Land	486.86 km2 (187.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	5,880
• Density	12.1/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	519 and 226
Website	www.town.southbruce.on.ca

South Bruce is not to be confused with the Town of South Bruce Peninsula

History

South Bruce was created in 1999 as part of county-wide municipal restructuring. In 1998, the Township of Culross and the Village of Teeswater amalgamated to form the Township of Teeswater-Culross. Similarly, the Village of Mildmay joined with the Township of Carrick to form the Township of Mildmay-Carrick. The following year, both Mildmay-Carrick and Teeswater-Culross amalgamated again to form South Bruce, choosing Teeswater as the seat of the municipality.

South Bruce is one of two Ontario communities^[2] being considered as a potential deep geological repository site for Canada's used nuclear fuel.

Communities

The two main population centres in South Bruce are Mildmay and Teeswater. Other communities within the municipal boundaries are Carlsruhe, Deemerton, Formosa and Salem.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, South Bruce had a population of 5,880 living in 2,280 of its 2,419 total private dwellings, a change of 4.3% from its 2016 population of 5,639. With a land area of 486.86 km² (187.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.1/km² (31.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Canada census – South Bruce, Ontario community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	5,880 (+4.3% from 2016)	5,639 (-0.8% from 2011)	5,685 (-4.3% from 2006)
Land area	486.86 km2 (187.98 sq mi)	487.48 km2 (188.22 sq mi)	487.27 km2 (188.14 sq mi)
Population density	12.1/km2 (31/sq mi)	11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)	11.7/km2 (30/sq mi)
Median age	41.2 (M: 40.8, F: 41.6)	42.2 (M: 42.1, F: 42.3)
Private dwellings	2,419 (total)  2,280 (occupied)	2,381 (total)	2,346 (total)
Median household income	$88,000	$71,270

References: 2021^[3] 2016^[4] 2011^[5]

Historical census populations – South Bruce, Ontario

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	6,063	—
2006	5,939	−2.0%
2011	5,685	−4.3%
2016	5,639	−0.8%
2021	5,880	+4.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[6]

Population trend prior to amalgamation:

• Population total in 1996: 6,248
  • Carrick (township): 2,431
  • Culross (township): 1,638
  • Mildmay (village): 1,110
  • Teeswater (village): 1,069
• Population in 1991:
  • Carrick (township): 2,378
  • Culross (township): 1,636
  • Mildmay (village): 1,095
  • Teeswater (village): 1,066

See also

• 2018 Bruce County municipal elections
• List of townships in Ontario