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Georgian Bluffs

Georgian Bluffs

Township in Ontario, Canada

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

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The township was incorporated on January 1, 2001, by amalgamating the former townships of Derby, Keppel, and Sarawak, and the 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]

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Canada census – Georgian Bluffs community profile
References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Georgian Bluffs, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Charles Rankin" (PDF). Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. [5]
    "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  6. [6]
    "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  7. [7]
    "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. [8]
    "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. [9]
    Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


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