Georgian Bluffs

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

Georgian Bluffs
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Georgian Bluffs
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Coordinates: 44°39′N 81°02′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Grey
Formed	January 1, 2001
Government
• Mayor	Sue Carleton
• Federal riding	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
• Prov. riding	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Area [1]
• Land	604.37 km2 (233.35 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	10,479
• Density	17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	519, 226, 548
Website	Township of Georgian Bluffs

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

History

The now-former township of Derby was surveyed by the prolific Crown land surveyor Charles Rankin in 1846.^[2]

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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Georgian Bluffs had a population of 11,100 living in 4,495 of its 5,269 total private dwellings, a change of 5.9% from its 2016 population of 10,479. With a land area of 599.96 km² (231.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.5/km² (47.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	11,100 (+5.9% from 2016)	10,479 (0.7% from 2011)	10,404 (-1.0% from 2006)
Land area	599.96 km2 (231.65 sq mi)	604.37 km2 (233.35 sq mi)	604.36 km2 (233.34 sq mi)
Population density	18.5/km2 (48/sq mi)	17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)	17.2/km2 (45/sq mi)
Median age	51.2 (M: 50.4, F: 52.0)	45.6 (M: 45.3, F: 45.9)
Private dwellings	5,269 (total)  4,495 (occupied)	5,069 (total)	4,896 (total)
Median household income	$94,000	$77,861

Canada census – Georgian Bluffs community profile

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	10,256	—
2001	10,152	−1.0%
2006	10,506	+3.5%
2011	10,404	−1.0%
2016	10,479	+0.7%
[7][6][1] 2001 population would have been 10,127 using 2006 boundaries

See also

• List of townships in Ontario