Gravenhurst, Ontario

Gravenhurst (2001 population 10,899) is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately 15 kilometres south of Bracebridge, Ontario.

Demographics

Racial Profile

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• 97.0% White
• 1.6% Aboriginal
• 1.0% Chinese
• 0.3% Black

Religious Groups

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• 58.5% Protestant
• 18.6% other Christian
• 0.1% Buddhist
• 22.6% non-religious

Age Structure

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• 0-14 years: 14.6%
• 15-64 years: 64.3%
• 65 years and over: 21.1%

The elderly population vastly outnumbers those who are under 14 because of internal migration to the bigger cities. However, the population did grow by 8.7% in 5 years.

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