Bluewater, Ontario

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Bluewater
Municipality of Bluewater
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Bluewater
Coordinates: 43°27′N81°36′W / 43.45°N 81.6°W / 43.45; -81.6
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
County Huron
FormedJanuary 1, 2001
Government
  Mayor Paul Klopp
  Deputy MayorJohn Becker
  Federal riding Huron—Bruce
  Prov. riding Huron—Bruce
Area
[1]
  Land416.99 km2 (161.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
  Total7,136
  Density17.1/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 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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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:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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

Notable persons

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census Bluewater, Ontario". Statistics Canada . 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.