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Mapleton, Ontario

FieldValue
nameMapleton
official_nameTownship of Mapleton
settlement_typeTownship (lower-tier)
native_name
image_skylineDrayton Festival Theatre - Drayton, ON.jpg
image_captionThe Drayton Festival Theatre
pushpin_mapCAN ON Wellington#Canada Southern Ontario
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Wellington
government_typeTownship
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameGregg Davidson
leader_title1Governing Body
leader_name1Mapleton Township Council
leader_title2Federal riding
leader_name2Perth Wellington
leader_title3Prov. riding
leader_name3Perth—Wellington
established_titleSettled
established_title2Established
established_date21999
area_footnotes
area_land_km2534.87
population_as_of2016
population_footnotes
population_total10527
population_density_km219.7
timezoneEST
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
postal_code_typePostal Code FSA
postal_codeN0B
area_codes519, 226, 548
websitewww.mapleton.ca

Mapleton is a rural township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Wellington County.

Communities

The largest and central community in Mapleton is the village of Drayton, which contains the township offices and has the largest retail presence.

The township also contains the smaller communities of Alma, Bosworth, Dobbenville, Glen Allan, Goldstone, Hollen, Lebanon, Moorefield, Parker, Quarindale, Riverbank, Rothsay, Spruce Green, Stirton, Wyandot, and Yatton.

History

The township was formed by the amalgamation of the townships of Maryborough and Peel, and the village of Drayton on January 1, 1999.

Demographics

Historical populations |1996 |8827 |2001 |9303 |2006 |9851 |2011 |9989 |2016 |10527

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mapleton had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 535.56 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Education

Mapleton is served by four public schools, administered by the Upper Grand District School Board. These are:

  • Alma Public School
  • Centre Peel Public School
  • Drayton Heights Public School
  • Maryborough Public School (Moorefield)

Secondary education is served by Norwell District Secondary School in Palmerston, in the adjacent township of Minto.

Mapleton is also served by one independent school:

  • Community Christian School (Drayton), which is connected to the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools

Recreation

Conestogo Lake is home to a reservoir and conservation area. It is part of the Conestogo River watershed.

References

References

  1. (8 February 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Mapleton, Township". Statistics Canada.
  3. (November 2, 2016). "Mapleton".
  4. Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]] census
  5. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". [[Statistics Canada]].
  6. "Mapleton, Ontario (Code 3523033) census profile". Statistics Canada.
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