Bluewater, Ontario

Bluewater
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Bluewater
Bluewater
Coordinates: 43°27′N81°36′W / 43.45°N 81.6°W / 43.45; -81.6
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Huron
Formed	January 1, 2001
Government
• Mayor	Paul Klopp
• Deputy Mayor	John Becker
• Federal riding	Huron—Bruce
• Prov. riding	Huron—Bruce
Area [1]
• Land	416.99 km2 (161.00 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [2]
• Total	7,136
• Density	17.1/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	N0M
Area codes	519 and 226
Website	www.municipalityofbluewater.ca

Bluewater is a municipality located in Huron County, Ontario, which is part of Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada. As of 2016, the municipality has a population of 7,136.

History

Bluewater was formed on January 1, 2001 when the Government of Ontario amalgamated the townships of Hay and Stanley with the villages of Bayfield, Hensall and Zurich. ^[3]

Geography

Bluewater's western boundary is Lake Huron. Its northern boundary is the Bayfield River between Lake Huron and Clinton. Highway 4 is the eastern boundary, while Huron Road 83 and the Exeter urban boundary (in South Huron) form the southern boundary.

Communities

Bluewater includes the following communities:

• Hay Township: Blake (shared with Stanley Township), Dashwood, Hensall , Kippen (shared with Huron East)(and formerly shared between Hay, Stanley and Tuckersmith Townships), St. Joseph, Zurich , Hay, Hills Green, Johnson's Mills, Rodgerville, Sarepta
• Stanley Township: Bayfield , Brucefield (shared with Huron East), Kippen (shared with Huron East)(and formerly shared between Hay, Stanley and Tuckersmith Townships), Varna; Bannockburn, Dinsley Terrace, Drysdale, Goshen

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	6,874	—
2001	6,919	+0.7%
2006	7,120	+2.9%
2011	7,044	−1.1%
2016	7,136	+1.3%
[4] [1] [2]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bluewater had a population of 7,540 living in 3,302 of its 4,882 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2016 population of 7,136. With a land area of 416.7 km² (160.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.1/km² (46.9/sq mi) in 2021. ^[5]

Notable persons

• William Aberhart – Premier of Alberta
• Ryan O'Reilly – Professional hockey player and Stanley Cup champion
• Babe Siebert – Professional hockey player

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "Bluewater, Ontario (Code 3540010) census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Bluewater, Ontario". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
3. "Bluewater Official Plan" (PDF). municipalityofbluewater.ca. 2005-04-05. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

External links

• Media related to Bluewater, Ontario at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website