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Beamsville | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 43°09′57″N 79°28′35″W / 43.16583°N 79.47639°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Regional Municipality | Niagara |
Town | Lincoln |
Founded | 1788 |
Government | |
• Governing Body | Town of Lincoln Council |
• MP | Dean Allison (CPC) |
• MPP | Sam Oosterhoff (PC) |
Area | |
• Total | 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 13,323 |
• Density | 1,287.6/km2 (3,335/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Forward sortation area | L3J, L0R 1B0, L0R 2N0, L0R 3B0 |
Area code | 905 / 289 / 365 |
Highways | Queen Elizabeth Way |
NTS Map | 030M03 |
GNBC Code | FEGRM |
Beamsville (2021 Urban area estimated population 13,323)[2] is a community that is part of the town of Lincoln, Ontario, Canada. It is located along the southern shore of Lake Ontario and lies within the fruit belt of the Niagara Peninsula. It contains century-old brick buildings, an old-fashioned downtown area with barbershops, women's dress shops, a bakery, a print shop, restaurants, banks and other businesses, and many orchards and vineyards.
Queen Elizabeth Way, the main road that connects Toronto and Buffalo, New York, has an interchange at Beamsville. Many tourists stop for something to eat at the many fast-food restaurants nearby.