Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara-on-the-Lake
Town (lower-tier)
Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Flag of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara-on-the-Lake is located in Regional Municipality of Niagara
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Location in southern Ontario
Niagara-on-the-Lake is located in Southern Ontario
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara-on-the-Lake (Southern Ontario)
Coordinates: 43°15′19″N 79°4′18″W / 43.25528°N 79.07167°W / 43.25528; -79.07167
Country Canada
Province Ontario
RegionNiagara
Settled1781
Incorporated1792
Government
 • Lord MayorGary Zalepa
 • Governing body[1]Town Council
 • MPTony Baldinelli
 • MPPWayne Gates
Area
 • Land132.81 km2 (51.28 sq mi)
Elevation
82.3 m (270.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total19,088
 • Density131.8/km2 (341/sq mi)
 [2]
DemonymNOTLer
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
Postal code
L0S 1J0
Area code(s)905/289
Websitewww.notl.org
The Court House, a Shaw Festival theatre and Parks Canada headquarters of Niagara National Historic Sites
St. Mark's Church, built in 1809, founded in 1791

Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region of Ontario and is the only town in Canada that has a lord mayor.[3] It had a population of 19,088 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

Niagara-on-the-Lake is important in the history of Canada: it served as the first capital of the province of Upper Canada, the predecessor of Ontario. It was called Newark from 1792 to 1797. During the War of 1812, the town, the two former villages of St. David's and Queenston, and Fort George were the sites of numerous battles following the American invasion of Upper Canada, and the town was razed. Niagara-on-the-Lake is home to the oldest Catholic church, the second-oldest Anglican church in Ontario, and the oldest surviving golf course in North America.

Today, Niagara-on-the-Lake draws tourists with its colonial-style buildings, the Shaw Festival, Fort George, wineries, an outlet mall on the highway, and its proximity to Niagara Falls.[4] The Niagara Region has the second-highest percentage of seniors in Ontario.[5]

  1. ^ "Clerk's Declaration of Election Results". Niagara-on-the-Lake. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Oh, Lordy!; Niagara-on-the-Lake's mayor is the only one in Canada referred to as 'lord,' but as reporter Monique Beech discovered, the title's official status isn't clear" Archived October 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. St. Catharines Standard, August 4, 2007.
  4. ^ "Things To Do In Niagara on the Lake - OntarioTravel.net". www.ontariotravel.net.
  5. ^ "Best places to retire in Ontario". www.comfortlife.ca.