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| coor_pinpoint = ACCESSDATE=2020-05-31, | subdivision_type = Country| subdivision_name = Canada| subdivision_type1 = Province| subdivision_name1 = Ontario| subdivision_type2 = CountyHuron County, Ontario>Huron County| subdivision_type3 = MunicipalityBluewater, Ontario>Bluewater| established_title = FoundedEastern Time Zone| utc_offset1 = -5| timezone1_DST = Eastern Time Zone| utc_offset1_DST = -4| postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = Area codes 519, 226, and 548>519, 226, 548| iso_code = | website = | footnotes = }}Bayfield is a community in the municipality of Bluewater, Huron County in southwestern Ontario, CanadaWEB,atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html, Toporama (on-line map and search), Atlas of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 2020-05-31, MAP,www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6577, Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6, 2006, Restructuring Maps of Ontario, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario), Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2020-05-31, 2021-02-24,www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6577," title="web.archive.org/web/20210224141854www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6577,">web.archive.org/web/20210224141854www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6577, dead, WEB,www.gisapplication.lrc.gov.on.ca/Geonames/Index.html?site=Geographic_Names&viewer=Geonames&locale=en-US, Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search), Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, 2014, 2020-05-31, MAP,www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/publications/official-road-map/pdfs/map-2.pdf, PDF, Map 2, Official road map of Ontario, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, 1 : 700,000, 2018-01-01, 2020-05-31, with a 2016 population of 1,112.Census Profile, 2016, Statistics Canada Bluewater Municipality includes Bayfield, Bruce field, Dashwood, Hensall, Varna, and ZurichWEB, Municipality of Bluewater,www.municipalityofbluewater.ca/Public/Home.aspx, live, 24 February 2021, Municipality of Bluewater,www.municipalityofbluewater.ca:80/Public/Home.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20160708161447www.municipalityofbluewater.ca:80/Public/Home.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20160708161447www.municipalityofbluewater.ca:80/Public/Home.aspx, 2016-07-08, This municipality is made up of 92.8% English speaking people, 6.3% of other language speaking people and 0.9% of French speaking people as of 2016. In addition to this the majority of Bayfield’s population is made up of Canadians, creating 88.2% of the population in the year 2016.WEB, Brinkhoff, Thomas, January 23, 2018, City Population,www.citypopulation.de/en/canada/ontario/_/UA1499__bayfield/, live, February 24, 2021, City Population,web.archive.org/web/20210410140503/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/canada/ontario/_/UA1499__bayfield/, 2021-04-10, It is on the eastern shore of Lake Huron at the mouth of Bayfield River. Bayfield is a popular tourist destination. Visitors enjoy the historic Main Street with its many well-preserved old buildings,BOOK, Ron Brown, Firefly Books, Backroads of Ontario, 2016, 4th, 49, 978-1770857070, including the Little Inn which has served travelers since the 1800s, initially as a stagecoach stop.Little Inn Retrieved 3 July 2018. Main Street is lined with boutique shops, art galleries and fine dining restaurants. The nearby marina and public beaches draw crowds in the summer months.

History

(File:Harbor, Bayfield, Ontario, Canada (1910).jpg|thumb|left|Bayfield Harbour, 1910)Bayfield was founded in 1832 by Carel Lodewijk, Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken (1784-1835), a Dutch nobleman who had purchased {{convert|388|acre|ha}} in the area, part of a much larger holding in the Huron Tract that he purchased from the Canada Company.History of Bayfield, Ontario {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602021737www.villageofbayfield.com/history/ |date=2017-06-02 }} Retrieved 3 July 2018.WEB,www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques/Plaque_Huron21.html, 3 July 2018, The founding of Bayfield, Over the next 10 years, a plan was laid out for the community and two mills (grist and lumber) were built. It was named for noted Great Lakes surveyor and British naval officer Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield, who had personally selected the site for the community.Rayburn, Alan (1997), Place Names of Ontario (University of Toronto Press), Toronto-Buffalo-London, {{ISBN|0-8020-7207-0}}), pg.25.The mouth of the Bayfield River is a natural sheltered harbour and by 1869, the settlement was a port of entry and vessels touched here on their route from Detroit to Goderich. Stages travelled daily to Seaforth.The province of Ontario gazetteer and directory. H. McEvoy Editor and Compiler, Toronto : Robertson & Cook, Publishers, 1869. In 1869, when the population was only 125, the settlement had a wagon and plough making shop, two blacksmiths, a distiller, a brickyard and two tanneries. A large, permanent harbour was built during the 1870s. By 1876, Bayfield was incorporated as a village, with a population of 846.BOOK,books.google.com/books?id=t9GwAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA165, Statutes of the Province of Ontario, 1876, 165, Ontario, In 1982, Bayfield was declared a heritage conservation district.WEB, Municipality of Bluewater homepage,www.municipalityofbluewater.ca/Public/Home.aspx, 2021-02-27, www.municipalityofbluewater.ca, The Town Hall was built in 1882 and was not moved to its present location on Clan Gregor Square until 1920. By then, Bayfield had been in decline for at least 20 years, because the railway was built far from this area. By 1984, it was closed as a fire hazard; fund raising allowed for repairs, and the hall was re-opened in 1993. On January 1, 2001, Bayfield merged with Hensall, Zurich, Stanley and Hay to create Bluewater MunicipalityWEB, 7 April 2020, Moving to Bayfield? A guide to Living in Bayfield, Ontario [2020 Edition],www.homesinlondonontario.ca/blog/living-in-bayfield-ontario/#about, live, 24 February 2021, teamForster,web.archive.org/web/20200924051439/https://www.homesinlondonontario.ca/blog/living-in-bayfield-ontario/, 2020-09-24, WEB, 2005-04-05, Bluewater Official Plan,www.municipalityofbluewater.ca/Public/Page/Files/131_Official%20Plan%20-%20Text%20Version%20July%202018.pdf, live, 2021-08-26, municipalityofbluewater.ca,web.archive.org/web/20210826170628/https://www.municipalityofbluewater.ca/Public/Page/Files/131_Official%20Plan%20-%20Text%20Version%20July%202018.pdf, 2021-08-26, and the Bayfield Town Hall was used for community events. Additional upgrades to the building were made in 2013 and 2016.

Geography

Climate

As Blue Water is located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron this has impacted the climate of the region, having an influence of rain and snow in the community close to the shores.WEB, 7 April 2020, Moving to Bayfield? A guide to Living in Bayfield, Ontario [202 Edition],www.homesinlondonontario.ca/blog/living-in-bayfield-ontario/#about, live, 24 February 2021, TeamForster,web.archive.org/web/20200924051439/https://www.homesinlondonontario.ca/blog/living-in-bayfield-ontario/, 2020-09-24, {{Weather box|width=auto|metric first= yes|single line= yes|location= Bayfield, Ontario|Jan record high C= 11.9|Feb record high C= 18.5|Mar record high C= 23.6|Apr record high C= 23.9|May record high C= 29.8|Jun record high C= 32.0|Jul record high C= 32.0|Aug record high C= 34.4|Sep record high C= 30.4|Oct record high C= 25.5|Nov record high C= 19.9|Dec record high C= 16.7|Jan high C= -0.7|Feb high C= 2.5|Mar high C= 5.2|Apr high C= 11.0|May high C= 18.0|Jun high C= 22.7|Jul high C= 24.1|Aug high C= 23.6|Sep high C= 21.0|Oct high C= 14.2|Nov high C= 7.5|Dec high C= 1.4|Jan low C= -7.3|Feb low C= -4.7|Mar low C= -2.6|Apr low C= 1.4|May low C= 7.4|Jun low C= 12.6|Jul low C= 14.3|Aug low C= 13.4|Sep low C= 10.7|Oct low C= 5.2|Nov low C= 1.2|Dec low C= -4.6|Jan record low C= -24.2|Feb record low C= -17.6|Mar record low C= -21.8|Apr record low C= -6.4|May record low C= -1.0|Jun record low C= 3.8|Jul record low C= 6.9|Aug record low C= 5.2|Sep record low C= 0.7|Oct record low C= -2.7|Nov record low C= -14.6|Dec record low C= -16.5|source = Environment Canada, The Weather Network}}

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bayfield had a population of 1,250 living in 628 of its 906 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1250-1218}}|1218|1}} from its 2016 population of 1,218. With a land area of {{cvt|2.79|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1250|2.79|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.WEB,www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201, Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places, Statistics Canada, February 9, 2022, Sep 2, 2022,

Arts and culture

As a small community Bayfield has many yearly traditions which include the Bayfield Fair in August, and Christmas in Bayfield, which takes place the weekend after Remembrance Day and includes the lighting of the trees in Clan Gregor Square as well as an annual Christmas Parade. Other annual events include the Fireman’s Breakfast, Pioneer Park 5k Run, Santa Run, Halloween Witches Walk, and Corvette Fest and Volks Fest.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}Bayfield has the largest croquet club in North America and members compete internationally.The Bayfield Historical Society operates a heritage centre containing historic artifacts, newspapers, and photographs. Tours are available.WEB, Bayfield Historical Society & Archives Welcome,www.bayfieldhistorical.ca/, 2021-02-27, www.bayfieldhistorical.ca,

Infrastructure

Transportation

Bayfield is located on Kings Highway 21 which is also known as Bluewater Highway,WEB, Moving to Bayfield? A Guide to Living in Bayfield Ontario [2020 Edition],www.homesinlondonontario.ca/blog/living-in-bayfield-ontario/, 2021-02-24, Homesinlondonontario.ca, en-us, {{convert|20|km}} south of Goderich.

Gallery

Bayfield Town Hall.jpg|Bayfield’s Town HallChristmas Parade in Bayfield.jpg|Bayfield Christmas ParadeMain Beach in Bayfield.jpg|Bayfield’s Main BeachFile:1904, Bayfield Ice Flood.jpg|In 1904, Bayfield Bayfield had an ice flood

References

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External links

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• Bayfield Chamber of Commerce website

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