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Country
  
Canada

Formed
  
2001

Postal Code
  
N0M

Province
  
Ontario

Local time
  
Sunday 10:58 AM

County
  
Huron

Time zone
  
EST (UTC-5)

Population
  
7,044 (2011)

Area code
  
Area codes 519 and 226

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Website
  
www.town.bluewater.on.ca

Weather
  
-6°C, Wind SE at 31 km/h, 59% Humidity

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.

Contents

Map of Bluewater, ON, Canada

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
  • References

    Bluewater, Ontario Wikipedia


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