Bracebridge, Ontario

Bracebridge
Town of Bracebridge
View of the road into central Bracebridge.
View of the road into central Bracebridge.
Motto: 
The Heart of Muskoka
Bracebridge is located in Southern Ontario
Bracebridge
Bracebridge
Coordinates: 45°02′N 79°18′W / 45.033°N 79.300°W / 45.033; -79.300
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictMuskoka
Incorporated1875 (village)
Incorporated1889 (town)
Government
 • MayorRick Maloney
 • Governing BodyBracebridge Town Council
 • Federal ridingParry Sound-Muskoka
 • Prov. ridingParry Sound—Muskoka
Area
 • Land628.22 km2 (242.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total17,305
 • Density28.1/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code705 & 249
Highways Highway 11
 Highway 118
Websitewww.bracebridge.ca

Bracebridge is a town and the seat of the Muskoka District Municipality in Ontario, Canada.

The town was built around a waterfall on the Muskoka River in the centre of town, and is known for its other nearby waterfalls (Wilson's Falls, High Falls, etc.). It was first incorporated in 1875.[2]

The town is the seat of the district government, a centre of tourism for the Muskoka area, and home to several historical sites, such as the Clock Tower, Woodchester Villa, and the Silver Bridge, which joins Manitoba Street with Ecclestone Drive. The Silver Bridge was repaired in 2002.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Bracebridge, Town". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Hopkins, J. Castell (1896). Encyclopedic Canada or The Progress of a Nation. Toronto: Bradley-Garretson Company Ltd. pp. 346–350.

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