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Bluewater, Ontario

Coordinates: 43°27′N 81°36′W / 43.45°N 81.6°W / 43.45; -81.6
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Bluewater
Municipality of Bluewater
Bluewater is located in Southern Ontario
Bluewater
Bluewater
Coordinates: 43°27′N 81°36′W / 43.45°N 81.6°W / 43.45; -81.6
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyHuron
FormedJanuary 1, 2001
Government
 • MayorPaul Klopp
 • Deputy MayorJohn Becker
 • Federal ridingHuron—Bruce
 • Prov. ridingHuron—Bruce
Area
 • Land416.99 km2 (161.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,136
 • Density17.1/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0M
Area codes519 and 226
Websitewww.municipalityofbluewater.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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

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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

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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

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19966,874—    
20016,919+0.7%
20067,120+2.9%
20117,044−1.1%
20167,136+1.3%
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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
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