South Bruce is a municipality and census subdivision in Bruce County

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 ....

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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.

Demographics

According to the 2006 Census, South Bruce is home to 5,939 people over an area of 487.17 square kilometres. This is a 2.0% drop from the population of 6,063 recorded in the 2001 census. There were 2155 private dwellings occupied by usual residents, out of a total of 2297 dwellings.

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 5939
• Population in 2001: 6063
• Population total in 1996: 6248
  • Carrick (township): 2431
  • Culross (township): 1638
  • Mildmay (village): 1110
  • Teeswater (village): 1069
• Population in 1991:
  • Carrick (township): 2378
  • Culross (township): 1636
  • Mildmay (village): 1095
  • Teeswater (village): 1066

Communities

The two main population centres in South Bruce are Mildmay

Mildmay, Ontario

Mildmay is a community in the Municipality of South Bruce, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Mildmay is located northwest of Minto and south of Walkerton on Highway 9. Formosa lies tothe northwest, and Neustadt to the east....

 and Teeswater

Teeswater, Ontario

Teeswater is a community in the municipality of South Bruce, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is located 12 kilometers west of Mildmay, 16 kilometers north of Wingham on County Road 4, and 25 kilometers southeast of Ripley on Bruce Road 6. The population in 2006 was about...

. The following communities are also within the municipal boundaries:

• Carlsruhe
• Deemerton
• Formosa
  Formosa, Ontario
  Formosa is a community located in the municipality of South Bruce, in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.Prominent features of Formosa include:* a hilltop church built from 1875-1883...
  
  

External links

• Official website