Bluewater, Ontario
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.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 form the southern boundary.Communities
Bluewater includes the following communities:Hay Township: Blake, Dashwood, Hensall, Kippen, St. Joseph, Zurich, Hay, Hills Green, Johnson's Mills, Rodgerville, SareptaStanley Township: Bayfield, Brucefield, Kippen, Varna; Bannockburn, Dinsley Terrace, Drysdale, ''Goshen''Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bluewater had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.Notable persons
- William Aberhart – Premier of Alberta
- Ryan O'Reilly – Professional hockey player and Stanley Cup champion
- Babe Siebert – Professional hockey player