Wainfleet, Ontario

Wainfleet
Township of Wainfleet
Wainfleet Township Hall
Wainfleet Township Hall
Wainfleet is located in Regional Municipality of Niagara
Wainfleet
Wainfleet
Wainfleet is located in Southern Ontario
Wainfleet
Wainfleet
Coordinates: 42°55′30″N 79°22′30″W / 42.92500°N 79.37500°W / 42.92500; -79.37500
Country Canada
Province Ontario
RegionNiagara
Formed1970
Government
 • MayorBrian Grant
 • Federal ridingNiagara West
 • Prov. ridingNiagara West
Area
 • Land217.31 km2 (83.90 sq mi)
Elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total6,372
 • Density29.3/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
L0R, L0S
Area code(s)905, 289, 365, and 742
Websitewww.wainfleet.ca

Wainfleet is a rural township in southern Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.

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 c. 1850–1910.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Wainfleet, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Marshville Heritage Society & Village