Bluewater, Ontario
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The Municipality of Bluewater is located in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario Government 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.
Bluewater's population as of the 2001 Canadian census was 6919 [1].
[edit] Geography
Bluewater's western boundary is Lake Huron. Its northern boundary is the Bayfield River between Lake Huron and Clinton. Ontario provincial 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 following communities:
- Bayfield
- Brucefield (borders with Huron East)
- Dashwood (borders with South Huron)
- Hensall (borders with Huron East)
- Kippen (borders with Huron East)
- St Joseph
- Vanastra (borders with Huron East)
- Varna
- Zurich