Wainfleet, Ontario

Communities

The township includes the communities of Attercliffe, Beckett's Bridge, Belleview Beach, Burnaby, Camelot Beach, Chambers Corners, Long Beach, Morgan's Point, O'Reilly's Bridge, Ostryhon Corners, Perry, Wainfleet (known until the 1920s as Marshville), Wellandport (which straddles the border with the neighbouring Township of West Lincoln), Willow Bay and Winger. Wainfleet is near Willow Bay. The administrative offices of the township are located in Wainfleet.

Coat of arms

Wainfleet Township's coat of arms consists of a white shield depicting a red cross, which symbolizes the arms of Lincoln, England, with a maple leaf in its centre. The maple leaf represents Canada and divides the shield into four quarters. Two of the quarters are filled with blue wavy lines symbolizing water. A third section contains a wagon wheel, and the other a harrow. The Harrow represents development of agriculture in the area. A cranberry bush crown on the coat of arms is indicative of the natural flora in Wainfleet.

Anglo-Saxon meaning of Wain "a wagon" and Fleet "a creek - a river" is "a creek through which a wagon can pass."

Two men stand on either side of the coat of arms: a Mississauga native who represents the tribe that settled a long Lake Ontario and a Franciscan Priest who represents Father Daillon, the first European among the priests that established the settlement in 1626–1678.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wainfleet had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 217.53 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

| 1991| 6203 |1996| 6253 |2001| 6258 |2006| 6601 |2011| 6356 |2016| 6372

This population is diverse in age: the largest population bracket is the 45-49 age range with 595 residents, and the smallest is 85 and older with only 65 residents.

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.

Attractions

• Long Beach Conservation Area and Campground
• Wainfleet Bog Conservation Area
• Wainfleet Wetlands Conservation Area

References

References

1. (8 February 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Wainfleet, Township". Statistics Canada.
2. [http://www.marshvilleheritage.com/ Marshville Heritage Society & Village]
3. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". [[Statistics Canada]].
4. Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census. 2016]] census
5. Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. (8 February 2012). "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile".