Bluewater, Ontario

Bluewater
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Bluewater
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Bluewater
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Huron
Formed	2001
Government
• Mayor	Tyler Hessel
• Federal riding	Huron—Bruce
• Prov. riding	Huron—Bruce
Area
• Land	416.99 km2 (161.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	7,044
• Density	16.9/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	N0M
Area code(s)	519 and 226
Website	www.town.bluewater.on.ca

Bluewater is a town located in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Government of Ontario instituted the amalgamation of municipalities throughout the province. Specifically, the former townships of Hay and Stanley were merged with the villages of Bayfield, Hensall and Zurich.

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.

Bluewater includes the communities of Bayfield, Blake, Brucefield, Dashwood, Hensall, Kippen, St. Joseph, Sarepta, Vanastra, Varna, and Zurich.

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2011: 7044
• Population in 2006: 7120
• Population in 2001: 6919
• Population total in 1996: 6874
  • Bayfield (village): 833
  • Hay (township): 2254
  • Hensall (village): 1187
  • Stanley (township): 1714
  • Zurich (village): 886
• Population in 1991:
  • Bayfield (village): 813
  • Hay (township): 2182
  • Hensall (village): 1238
  • Stanley (township): 1546
  • Zurich (village): 860

Notable persons

• William Aberhart- Premier of Alberta
• Cal O'Reilly - Professional hockey player, Buffalo Sabres, National Hockey League, brother to Ryan from Varna
• Ryan O'Reilly- Professional hockey player, Buffalo Sabres, National Hockey League, brother to Cal from Varna
• Babe Siebert- Professional hockey player

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

External links

• Municipality of Bluewater