Wainfleet, Ontario

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Township of Wainfleet
Location of Wainfleet in the Niagara Region of Ontario.
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Niagara
Government
- Mayor	Barbara Henderson
- Governing body
- MP	Malcolm Allen (NDP)
- MPP	Peter Kormos (NDP)
Area
- Total	217.29 km2 (83.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	6,601
- Density	30.4/km2 (78.7/sq mi)
Postal code span
Website	Township of Wainfleet

Wainfleet is a farming township in southern Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. The township had a population of 6,601 in the Canada 2006 Census.^[1]

There is a small and growing tourist industry, near and on Lake Erie at the southern area of Wainfleet called Long Beach. Wainfleet is also the home of the Marshville Heritage Village, a living history museum, recreating life in Ontario circa 1850-1910.^[2]

Contents 1 Communities 2 People 3 Demographics 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Communities

The township comprises the communities of Becketts Bridge, Belleview Beach, Burnaby, Camelot Beach, Chambers Corners, Forks Road, Long Beach, Marshville, Morgan's Point, O'Reilly's Bridge, Ostryhon Corners, Perry, Wainfleet, Willow Bay and Winger.

[edit] People

Tony Dekker, singer/songwriter/guitarist for indie folk band Great Lake Swimmers, grew up on a farm in Wainfleet. A&E Network personality Tanya Memme is also a native of Wainfleet.

[edit] Demographics

The township's 2006 population of 6,601 was a growth of 5.5 per cent over its population of 6,258 in the Canada 2001 Census.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Township of Wainfleet

		West Lincoln, Pelham, Welland		v • d • e
	Haldimand County		Pelham, Welland, Port Colborne
		Wainfleet
		Lake Erie

v • d • e Regional Municipality of Niagara Cities: Niagara Falls · Port Colborne · St. Catharines · Thorold · Welland Towns: Fort Erie · Grimsby · Lincoln · Niagara-on-the-Lake · Pelham Townships: Wainfleet · West Lincoln